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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambuskenneth Abbey | Cambuskenneth Abbey Cambuskenneth Abbey Cambuskenneth Abbey |
J. Lockhart Esqr. Mr. J. McMichan Ebenezer Johnstone Esqr. |
017.04 | The only remaining parts of this once famous ecclesiastical edifice are:- a tower seventy feet high, supposed to have been the belfry, and three sides of a smaller tower situated about one hundred yards to the south-east. The large tower or belfry is in a good state of preservation, having been roofed recently, and has a stair case inside to the top. It was founded in 1147 by David I, and dedicated to the Virgin. "Cambuskenneth, which, in process of time, became one of the most opulent of the Scottish abbeys, was founded by that monarch (David I) in 1147. **** The fabric of the Abbey was once large and extensive; but nothing of it now exists, except a few broken walls, and a tower, which was the belfry. Some remains of the garden are to be seen; and the burial-place, where James III, and Queen, are interred. There is no vestige of the church. Tradition reports that one of the bells was for some time in the town of Stirling, but that the finest was lost in its passage across the river." Nimmo's History of Stirlingshire. |
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