Cambuskenneth, Stirling

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Cambuskenneth is a village in Stirling

Other current and historical names

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Cambuskenneth within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Cambuskenneth in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Cambuskenneth Abbey, ruins, in co. and 3 miles E. of Stirling, on river Forth; founded by David I., in 1147, it was a fine specimen of the Early English style. The tower is the only part which now remains entire. James III. and his Queen, the Princess Margaret of Denmark, were buried near the high altar. Their bodies were reinterred under a new tomb erected by Queen Victoria in 1865.

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Abbey.-- vil. on NW. border of Clackmannanshire, Stirling and Logie par., on river Forth, 1¼ mile NE. of Stirling, pop. 217.

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