Sweetheart Abbey and New Abbey, Kircudbright

Maker
John Peat Munn
Production date
Jul 1946
 Description
Text on negative envelope reads 'New Abbey. Main Street with Sweetheart Abbey in background'. View of the main street with the ruined abbey. The houses are mainly of one-storey, with some of one-and-a-half and two storeys. The abbey is roofless, but the walls still stand.
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Object detail

Department
Photo
Collection
Munn Photographic Collection/Family & Personal Papers Group
Maker
Production date
Jul 1946
Subject place
Sweetheart Abbey/Dumfries and Galloway
Subject notes
The abbey was built of red sandstone by the Cistercians in 1273. The central tower is 28 metres high. It was relatively unharmed by English invasions but the Reformation saw the demise of the building as a place of worship in 1608. The cloister was later used as a quarry and the church eventually lost its roof. Fortunately, some of the locals acquired the building in the 19th century and it was not allowed to deteriorate further.
Accession number
P38746

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