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New Abbey, Sweetheart Abbey, Burial Ground

Burial Ground (medieval), Cemetery (19th Century)
New Abbey, Sweetheart Abbey, Burial Ground
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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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Photo: Richard Sutcliffe · CC BY-SA 2.0