Dunfermline Abbey and Palace
This abbey was constructed on the site of a Celtic church and a priory church built under the auspices of Scotland's first Queen Margaret around 1070. Some 50 years later work began on a new priory, which is today part of the Romanesque "Medieval Nave." Abbey status was bestowed in 1150, and thereafter a string of Scottish royalty, beginning with David I, was buried at the abbey, including Robert the Bruce (except for his heart). The newest sections of the abbey church were built in 1818; the pulpit was placed over the tomb of - and a memorial to - the Bruce. The remains of the royal palace are adjacent to the abbey. Only the southwest wall remains of this once-regal edifice.
This abbey was constructed on the site of a Celtic church and a priory church built under the auspices of Scotland's first Queen Margaret around 1070. Some 50 years later work began on a new priory, which is today part of the Romanesque "Medieval Nave." Abbey status was bestowed in 1150, and thereafter a string of Scottish royalty, beginning with David I, was buried at the abbey, including Robert the Bruce (except for his heart). The newest sections of the abbey church were built in 1818; the pulpit was placed over the tomb of - and a memorial to - the Bruce. The remains of the royal palace are adjacent to the abbey. Only the southwest wall remains of this once-regal edifice.
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