
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records New Abbey, Sweetheart Abbey, Burial Ground as Burial Ground (medieval), Cemetery (19th Century). 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.
Medieval burial ground associated with Sweetheart Abbey, a Cistercian nunnery founded in the 13th century. The site reflects religious and funerary practices of the late medieval period in Scotland.
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Places near here
New Abbey, Sweetheart AbbeyAbbey (medieval) · 58 yd
Sweetheart AbbeyHeritage attraction · 79 yd
New Abbey, War MemorialWar Memorial (19th Century) · 116 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 117 yd
New Abbey, GeneralVillage (period Unassigned) · 131 yd
New Abbey, Village HallNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 293 yd
New Abbey, the Square, Abbey Arms HotelHotel (period Unassigned) · 309 yd
New Abbey Corn MillMuseum · 365 yd
New AbbeyNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 379 yd
Abbot's TowerTower House (medieval) · 854 yd
Shambellie WoodForest · 1644 yd
Kinharvie PlantationForest · 1.7 miOther information
Photo: Richard Sutcliffe · CC BY-SA 2.0