Dunfermline Abbey - Wee Guides to Scotland castles and mansions

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Dunfermline Palace & Abbey

Goblinshead

130 Inveresk Rd
Musselburgh
EH21 7AY
SCOTLAND

Dunfermline Abbey was founded about 1070 by Queen Margaret, wife of Malcolm Canmore. Margaret was made a saint, and she and Malcolm were buried here. Abbot George Durie, the last abbot, removed their remains to the continent,where the Jesuits of Douai in Spain acquired her Margaret's head. Robertthe Bruce's body (apart from his heart, which is at Melrose) is buriedhere. The Abbey was sacked in 1560, and fell into disrepair, although partof the church continued to be used.There appears to have been a Royal Palace here from the 14th century,when Edward I stayed here in 1303-4. David II was born at the palace in1323, but it may have been burned by Richard II in 1385. It was restored,and James I was born here in 1394. James IV, James V, and Mary, Queen ofScots, all visited. The Palace was remodelled in 1587 by Queen Anne, wifeof James VI, and Charles I was born at the Palace in 1600. Charles II usedthe palace in 1650, but it was abandoned soon afterwards, and unroofed by1708. The church, domestic buildings of the abbey, and the remains of theRoyal Palace are open to the public. Exhibition.

Directions:	Off A994, Dunfermline, Fife.
Ownership:	HS	01383 739026	Ord. Survey Map Ref:	NT 089872 65
Open:	daily all year except closed Thursday PM and Fridays October to March; choir of abbey church closed winter.
Key:	P Nearby S £	Click Here for explanation of Key and other abreviations

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