1. THE GREAT RELIGIOUS HOUSES OF THE SCOTTISH BORDERS.
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FAWCETT, RICHARD
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SCOTTISH architecture , *CISTERCIAN architecture , *HISTORY , *RELIGION ,HISTORY of the church in Scotland - Abstract
The article discusses religious monuments and historic architecture in Scotland including ruins of Sir Walter Scott's tomb Dryburgh Abbey, Coldingham Priory, the house of the Benedictine monks and the ruined Augustinian Jedburgh Abbey. The article mentions King David I, the youngest son of Malcolm III and St Margaret of Scotland who played a vital role in rebuilding Scottish churches and his interest in Tironensians, Selkirk and Cistercians, first community from Rievaulx, Yorkshire is noted.
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- 2015
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