30 December 1150 A.D. Homcultram Abbey, Abbeytown, Cumbria,
UK—Founded by Cistercian Monks & Henry, Son of David 1, King of Scotland,
on 30 Dec 1150 from Melrose, Scotland;
Church in Parochial Use Since 1538 Until an Arson Incident 9 Jun
2006; Currently Roofless, Boarded-up, &
Awaiting Restoration; 315 Miles NW of London by 2200 as the Crow Flies
Holmcultram Abbey
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Holmcultram Abbey
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Holmcultram Abbey
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Monastery information
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Full name
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Holmcultram Abbey
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Established
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1150
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1538
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Carlisle
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Site
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Location
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Visible remains
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Nave; still used as the parish church
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Public access
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Yes
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Holmcultram
Abbey (alternatively Holm Cultram Abbey or Holme Cultram Abbey) was a Cistercian monastery founded in 1150 in what is now the
village of Abbeytown in Cumbria in England but at the time of foundation was in territory in
the possession of David I of
Scotland, who
together with his son, Henry, founded it in 1150. The mother-house was Melrose Abbey, of the filiation of Cîteaux.
The area was re-claimed in
1157 by Henry II of
England and the abbey's Scots origins did not protect it thereafter from attacks by
Scots raiders, from whom it suffered repeatedly from 1216 onwards, with a
particularly severe attack in 1319. It was dissolved in 1538, when the parish petitioned for, and
obtained, the use of the church.
Of the monastic buildings,
nothing survives. The former abbey church underwent a series of structural
accidents (such as the collapse of the tower in 1600) and alterations as a
result of which it gradually shrank to comprise the first six bays of the nave,
without aisles. In addition the roof was lowered to the height of a single
storey and there were two energetic restorations in 1883 and 1913. This nevertheless
left a large enough building to continue to serve to the present day as the
parish church of Abbeytown.
The church was severely
damaged by arson on 9 June 2006, when original records of the monastery, including the cartulary, were destroyed.[1]
Contents
Burials
See also
Sources
- New, Anthony, 1985: A Guide to the Abbeys of England and Wales. London: Constable ISBN 0-09-463520-X
- Robinson, David (ed.), 2002: The Cistercian Abbeys of Britain. London: B.T. Batsford ISBN 0-7134-8727-5
External links
- British History Online: The Register and Records of Holm Cultram: the full text of the cartulary and other records of the abbey
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