Lindores Abbey

Lindores Abbey

Lindores Abbey was a Tironensian abbey on the outskirts of Newburgh in Fife, Scotland. Now a much reduced and overgrown ruin, it lies on the southern banks of the River Tay, about convert|1|mi|km|sing=on north of the village of Lindores.

The abbey was founded as a daughter house of Kelso Abbey in the about 1191 (some sources say 1178) by David, Earl of Huntingdon, brother of William the Lion. The first abbot was Guido, Prior of Kelso, under whom the buildings were mosly completed. The church, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin and St. Andrew, was convert|195|ft|m long, with transepts convert|110|ft|m long. Edward I of England, John Balliol, David II, and James III were among the monarchs who visited Lindores at different times.

The earliest record of scotch whisky is a 1494 commission from King James VI to Friar John Cor of Lindores Abbey to make about 580 kg of "aquavitae".

The abbey was sacked by a mob from Dundee in 1543, and again by John Knox and his supporters in 1559. In the following years the abbey buildings were quarried as a source of stone for buildings in Newburgh. All that remains of the abbey are: one of the gateways leading into the monastic enclosure; the groin-vaulted slype, leading from the cloister garth to the exterior of the Abbey; and parts of the chancel walls and western tower of the church, although the ground plan of the whole structure can still be traced.

Wooden panels of the early 16th century survive from the Abbey in the Laing Museum, Newburgh and, re-used in a Victorian cabinet, in St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral, Dundee.

Notable Events

* Alexander of Scotland, heir to the throne, son of Alexander III of Scotland and Margaret of England, died at Lindores, on 17 January 1284, at the age of 19. His death created a succession crisis, eventually leading to Scotland's war with England.
* David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay, who perished mysteriously at Falkland Palace, not far off, was buried at Lindores in 1402.

References

* [http://www.fife.50megs.com/lindores-abbey2.htm Tour Lindores Abbey.]
* [http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/s2.cfm?id=87282004 Divine Inspiration.] "The Scotsman." 24 January 2004
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ee also

* Abbot of Lindores, for a list of abbots and commendators


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