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Another of the famous Abbeys of the South of Scotland. The architectural beauty of the west-end of this great abbey dating from 1128 is well worth seeing.
It was founded in the 12th century by a community of Tironensian monks first brought to Scotland in the reign of Alexander I.
Kelso Abbey, which was situated in sight of Roxburgh Castle across the Tweed water, soon grew to be one of the wealthiest and grandest in Scotland, with much of its income coming from its vast estates in the Border country. John, abbot of Kelso from 1160 to 1180, was the first abbot in Scotland to be granted the mitre.
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- Landmark