Cathedrals · Central Scotland
Cambuskenneth Abbey
Cambuskenneth Abbey is a cathedral in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Cambuskenneth Abbey is a cathedral in scotland central, United Kingdom — the principal church of its diocese, dating from 1101. Cathedrals are seats of bishops in the Church of England, the Roman Catholic Church, and other Christian denominations across Britain.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Abbey of St Mary of Cambuskenneth, commonly known as Cambuskenneth Abbey, was a provostry of Canons Regular located on an area of land enclosed by a meander of the River Forth near Stirling in Scotland. The abbey today is largely reduced to its foundations, however its bell tower remains. The neighbouring modern village of Cambuskenneth is named after it.
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Background
History
Cambuskenneth Abbey was founded by order of King David I of Scotland around the year 1140. It was a daughter house of the French Arrouaise Order, the only one to exist in Scotland. The Arrouaise canons also ran abbeys and churches in land owned by King David in England. The Arrouaise were a distinctive religious congregation among canons regular at the time of the abbey's founding due to their Cistercian-inspired more severe way of life; they gradually relaxed their more monastic practices and eventually became indistinguible from other groups of canons regular. Cambuskenneth was one of the more important abbeys in Scotland, due in part to its proximity to the Royal Burgh of Stirling, a…
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- Coordinates
- 56.1232, -3.9177
- District
- Stirling
- Postcode
- FK9 5NH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Stirling and Strathallan
- Established
- 1101
- Official site
- www.thesocietyofwilliamwallace.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q1028378 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Cambuskenneth Abbey (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cambuskenneth Abbey?
- Cambuskenneth Abbey is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode FK9 5NH).
- When was Cambuskenneth Abbey built?
- Built or established in 1101.
- How do I get to Cambuskenneth Abbey?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode FK9 5NH. It sits within the Stirling and Strathallan parliamentary constituency.