Dundrennan, Abbey of

Dundrennan, Abbey of
Dundrennan, Abbey of
In Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland; a Cistercian house founded in 1142 by King David I and Fergus Lord of Galloway for monks brought from Rievaulx in Yorkshire

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