. The castles, palaces, and prisons of Mary of Scotland. Mn\. ErvMox of Dundronnan Fo,.n< ly Fergus, Lord of Galloway, 1142-The familv-Descnpfonof he Ruins, Monument., &c. _ Scenery _ Queen MWsZhl . . ;on ^ll^aS^t;^,^^1.^:^:: 1r •s—PoPt,rd-^soription of Dundrennan Abbey. •»«•»? ^f^ ?. HE abbey of Dundrennan, situated in a long and narrow valley, about a mile and ^a half from the Solway firth and the to«ii of Kirkcudbright in Galloway, was founded by Fergus, Lord of Galloway, in 1142. The monks were of th(> Cistertian order, founded by Robe
. The castles, palaces, and prisons of Mary of Scotland. Mn\. ErvMox of Dundronnan Fo,.n< ly Fergus, Lord of Galloway, 1142-The familv-Descnpfonof he Ruins, Monument., &c. _ Scenery _ Queen MWsZhl . . ;on ^ll^aS^t;^,^^1.^:^:: 1r •s—PoPt,rd-^soription of Dundrennan Abbey. •»«•»? ^f^ ?. HE abbey of Dundrennan, situated in a long and narrow valley, about a mile and ^a half from the Solway firth and the to«ii of Kirkcudbright in Galloway, was founded by Fergus, Lord of Galloway, in 1142. The monks were of th(> Cistertian order, founded by Robert, an abbot of Burgundy, in 101)8, a colony of whom was brought from Rieval, in Yorkshire, to supply this monastery. Silvanus, who was the first T,, ^ , . , ^^^^^ ^^ ^« place, died at 7 ni Lo d Hemes, who had considerable possessions in that conntv, ;I been granted to his family after the rnin „f the Dougfa; lordsof Galloway. Kirkcudbright ( belonged to the Ilerries lamilv asappears from their arms (still visible in the wall,, three , withthe motto, Deus dedit, near which is au obliterated inserimion idhave been, This is the honse of Ilerries. On the death A^Maxwell Kn,g .Fames VI. annexed the abbey rev,.,„,es to his roval ..»,00/.,,„„„. ,|,a„ double II,.. valneof the abbey
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