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The abbey was founded in 1273 by
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Lady Dervorgilla of Galloway as
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a memorial to her late husband
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Lord John Balliol. He was the
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benefactor who founded Balliol
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College in Oxford for scholars
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who could not otherwise have
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afforded the tuition fees.
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Lady D provided the funding so
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that Cistercian Monks could build
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this beautiful abbey. The couple
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were so devoted that she had his
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heart enbalmed and encased in ivory,
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and carried it everywhere on a
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chain around her neck. She referred
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to it as her "sweet silent companion".
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On her death, the monks buried her
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in the abbey church, together with
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her husband's heart. Tradition has
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it that the monks renamed the abbey
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in her honour. It suffered badly during
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50 years of war with England.
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The new Lord of Galloway, Archibald Douglas
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known as Archibald the Grim had
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the abbey repaired, and little was
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heard of it until the Reformation
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of 1560 when Protestants caused
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extensive damage and the abbey was abandoned.
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Album Description:
Sweetheart Abbey is situated about 20 miles south west of Dumfries in South West Scotland. The love story associated with it hasn't faded over the centuries.
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Uploaded by: ElizabethMcD
In Webshots channel: travel - Album created: Nov 19, 2007
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Liz and Richard how absolutley breathtaking,the story is so lovely hugzzzzzzzzzzzz
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