Both beautifully situated and of intrinsic quality, the ruins of the Premonstratensian abbey at Dryburgh are remarkably complete. Sited high on a rocky outcrop, Smailholm is a small rectangular tower set within a stone barmkin wall. Priorwood is a specialist garden where the plants grown are selected for their suitability for drying. Melrose Abbey is probably the most famous ruin in Scotland. It was founded by David I around 1136 as a Cistercian abbey, but largely destroyed by Richard II's English army in 1385.
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Distances by road will be longer. Tillmouth Park is a delightful, privately owned country house, set in 15 acres of secluded gardens and parkland, in beautiful unspoilt Northumberland. Distances shown are in a direct line. Distances by road will be longer. Excelsior Information Systems Limited.