Scottish Borders, United Kingdom
Kelso Abbey
Scottish Borders, United Kingdom
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.
Kelso Abbey is a ruined Romanesque abbey in Kelso, in the Scottish Borders, overlooking the confluence of the Tweed and Teviot. Founded by Tironensian monks in the 12th century, it was a major building with two crossings. Its surviving west tower crossing and part of the infirmary show the massive, semi-military character of its design, and the abbey, which declined by the mid-16th century, is now a scheduled monument.
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- Built
- Type
- abbey
- Heritage
- scheduled monument
- Place
- Scottish Borders, United Kingdom
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