Melrose Abbey, Melrose

Name: Melrose Abbey
Address: Abbey House Abbey Street, Melrose, TD6 9LG, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1896 822562

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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. Today the abbey is maintained by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1136 (888 years ago)Architectural style: GothicCoordinates: 55°35'57"N, 2°43'8"W

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Abbey House Abbey StreetMelrose TD6 9LG United Kingdom

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+44 1896 822562

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Melrose Abbey – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dryburgh Abbey, Abbotsford House, Leaderfoot Viaduct, Eildon Hill.

3.1 miSE
Medieval ruins with informational boards
Dryburgh Abbey, Melrose
80 min walk • Dryburgh Abbey, near Dryburgh on the banks of the River Tweed in the Scottish Borders, was nominally founded on 10 November 1150 in an agreement between Hugh de Morville, Constable of Scotland, and the Premonstratensian canons regular from Alnwick Abbey in Northumberland.
2.5 miW
Scott's 19th-century baronial home
Abbotsford House, Melrose
63 min walk • Abbotsford is a historic country house in the Scottish Borders, near Galashiels, on the south bank of the River Tweed. Now open to the public, it was built as the residence of historical novelist and poet Sir Walter Scott between 1817 and 1825.
1.6 miE
Bridge
Leaderfoot Viaduct, Melrose
42 min walk • The Leaderfoot Viaduct, also known as the Drygrange Viaduct, is a railway viaduct over the River Tweed near Melrose in the Scottish Borders.
1.2 miS
Archaeological site
Eildon Hill
30 min walk • Eildon Hill lies just south of Melrose, Scotland in the Scottish Borders, overlooking the town. The name is usually pluralised into "the Eildons" or "Eildon Hills", because of its triple peak.
2.9 miE
Monuments and statues
Statue of William Wallace, St Boswells
73 min walk • The William Wallace Statue near the grounds of the Bemersyde estate, near Melrose in the Scottish Borders is a statue commemorating William Wallace.
1.7 miE
Bridge
Drygrange Old Bridge
45 min walk • The Drygrange Old Bridge is a disused road bridge over the River Tweed near Melrose in the Scottish Borders.
4 miW
Church
Galashiels Baptist Church, Galashiels
103 min walk • Galashiels Baptist Church is located in the town of Galashiels, Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK. It was founded in 1804 and is affiliated to the Baptist Union of Scotland.
~260 ftNW
Park
Harmony Garden, Melrose
2 min walk • The Harmony Garden is the garden of Harmony Hall which is in the town of Melrose, in the Scottish Borders, administered by the National Trust for Scotland.
4 miE
Bridge
Mertoun Bridge
104 min walk • The Mertoun Bridge is a bridge across the River Tweed in the Scottish Borders.
~260 ftS
Nature and wildlife, Garden, Park
Priorwood Garden, Melrose
2 min walk • Priorwood Garden is a garden in Melrose in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. The garden contains an apple orchard of unusual apple trees. The flower garden is planted to supply the best samples for dry flower arrangements. It is administered by the National Trust for Scotland.
2.8 miE
Historic walking areas, View point
Scott's View, St Boswells
72 min walk • Scott's View is a viewpoint in the Scottish Borders, overlooking the valley of the River Tweed, which is reputed to be one of the favourite views of Sir Walter Scott.