Fotod Kelso Abbey

Dryburgh Abbey Grounds, autor feministjulie

From the plaque: "The church was dedicated to the Virgin Mary but it also included numerous chaples in the trancepts and aisles on either side of the nave, dedicated to other saints. The chapels were needed because every canon was expected to say Mass daily. They had to do this in addition to attending the eight services, or offices, of the day. It was commonly believed that the monastic prayers were more effective than those of lay-people. This encouraged people to become benefactors of the abbey to ensure that prayers were said for them by the canons. Since the Reformation the abbey church has faired worse than many of the other buildings at Dryburgh. This was not the case when the abbey was functioning. While the other buildings may have been attacked, in 1544 the church was deliberately spared by the English troops. Attacking a church was considered to be a particularly serious sin and even the most fierce soldier often had a regard for his eternal soul. That said, the west-end of the church, including the great door, was rebuilt in the early 15th Century, probably made necessary by the English attack of 1385." "Founded in about 1150 by Hugh de Moreville, Dryburgh is one of the large number of abbeys established under the influence of King David I, an active reformer of both church and state. de Moreville chose the Premonstratensian order for Dryburgh. This order of canons, founded in 1120, adopted an austere rule based on that followed by the Cistercians. Like the other Border abbeys -- Jedburgh, Melrose and Kelso -- Dryburgh suffered during the repeated wars with England. The English burnt the abbey twice in the 14th Century and at least once again in the 16th Century. Each attack necessitated rebuilding, the character of which differed with the Abbey's changing fortunes. By the 1540s the abbey was in severe decline with its revenues appropriated by a secular leader, a commendator. The only repairs carried out following the attach of 1555 was the construction of a new house for the commendator among the ruins. In the late 18th Century the Earl of Buchan set about transforming the crumbling remains into the focal point of a remarkable pleasure ground. He planted shrubs and trees, carried out excavations in the grounds and tried to establish the abbey as the focal point of his "Temple of Caledonian Fame," a memorial to those who had contributed to Scotland's greatness. It is only appropriate therefore that Dryburgh is the last resting place of the great promoter of Scotland, Sir Walter Scott. Like Earl Haig, the First World War commander, who is also buried here, Scott's family have connections with Dryburgh going back centuries." -from dryburgh abbey plaque
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