Abbey, New, Kirkcudbrightshire

New Abbey is a village in Kirkcudbrightshire. The ruined Cistercian abbey Sweetheart Abbey was founded by Dervorguilla of Galloway in 1273 to commemorate the death of her husband John Balliol, King of Scots. The village is within the council area of Dumfries and Galloway.

Place Type: Village
Historic County: Kirkcudbrightshire
Lat, Long: 54.981094,-3.6243903
Grid Reference: NX 9614 6637
Civil Parish: New Abbey CP
Council Area: Dumfries and Galloway CA
Police Area: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway) PA
Devolved Legislature: Scottish Parliament

GBPN ID: 32075
Entry Type: Main Name,Prefix listing (K)

GBPN URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Abbey,_New,_Kirkcudbrightshire_32075

Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3338902

Wikishire: https://wikishire.co.uk/wiki/New_Abbey

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