56°07′24″N 3°55′04″W / 56.123216°N 3.917747°W
Monastery information | |
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Other names | Abbey of St Mary of Stirling |
Established | 1140 |
Disestablished | 1560 |
People | |
Founder(s) | David I of Scotland |
Abbot | David Arnot (1503–1509) Patrick Paniter (1513–1519) |
Important associated figures | Robert the Bruce, Edward I |
Cambuskenneth Abbey is an Augustinian monastery located on an area of land enclosed by a meander of the River Forth near Stirling in Scotland. The abbey today is largely reduced to its foundations, however its bell tower remains. The neighbouring modern village of Cambuskenneth is named after it.[1]