What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Dunfermline, St Margaret's Street, Dunfermline Abbey, Cloisters as Cloister(s) (medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Linked to St Margaret, Queen of Scotland, the cloisters of Dunfermline Abbey are associated with her foundation of the abbey in the 11th century, which became a major royal and religious site. St Margaret was venerated for her piety and is traditionally linked with various healing and protective traditions in Scottish folklore.
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Places near here
Dunfermline Palace & Abbey (ruins)Heritage attraction · 34 yd
Dunfermline AbbeyHeritage attraction · 41 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 61 yd
Pittencrieff ParkVisitor information · 73 yd
DunfermlineTorc (gold)(period Unassigned) · 77 yd
Dunfermline, St Catherine's WyndNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 77 yd
Garden for HeroesMemorial · 89 yd
Dunfermline, Monastery Street (south Side), World War I MemorialCenotaph (20th Century), War Memorial (20th Century) · 90 yd
Dunfermline, Abbot Street, Carnegie Central Library Car ParkBuilding(s) (medieval) · 130 yd
Dunfermline, MaygateCommercial Premises (19th Century), Grocers Shop (19th Century) · 142 yd
Dunfermline, KirkgateNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 154 yd
LocomotiveVisitor information · 337 yd