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Coldingham Priory

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An unforgettable place for history and abbey lovers

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The Priory of Coldingham was founded by Benedictine monks with the help and consent of the Scottish King David I in the 12th century . Although a community or settlement existed before this, the foundation of it encompasses the foundation of the village. There was a Catholic community in the Celtic which suggests it was founded in the year 640. The end of monastic life occurs with the attack of Oliver Cromwell in 1648, who destroyed the monastery. However there is a reconstruction that is currently used as a church (Church of Scotland) taking advantage of the existing structures existing there.

Today the church compound encompasses the ruins that correspond to the cemetery, cloister and prior's quarters. Interesting the graves and tombstones, some of the eighteenth century but some of the fourteenth century. It's not the biggest attraction dudad historical and tourist town, it's free and for lovers of history and abbeys / monasteries, an unforgettable place.
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