Melrose, United Kingdom
Melrose Abbey
St Mary's Abbey, Melrose is a partly ruined monastery of the Cistercian order in Melrose, Roxburghshire, in the Scottish Borders. It was founded in 1136 by Cistercian monks at the request of King David I of Scotland and was the chief house of that order in the country until the Reformation. It was headed by the abbot or commendator of Melrose.
- City
- Melrose
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Category
- Religious
- Suggested visit
- About 45 minutes
Background: Wikipedia