Melrose Abbey
📍 Scottish Borders, Scotland
About
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.
Getting There
🚌 Borders Buses
Regular services from Edinburgh and Galashiels to Melrose
🚂 Tweedbank Station
Borders Railway terminus, 2 miles from Melrose by bus or bike
🅿️ Abbey Car Park
Free car park on Abbey Street
Terrain & Accessibility
♿ Mostly Accessible🏛️ Gothic Stonework
The finest of the Scottish Border abbeys, famous for its elaborate Gothic stonework and the reputed burial site of Robert the Bruce's heart. Mostly flat with good paths. The cloister ruins and museum are accessible. Historic Scotland.
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