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Dunfermline Abbey and Palace Visit by Sheila, PART VI, May 2014
Description: The Shrine of St Margaret--mother of David I
Dunfermline Abbey Visit, PART I, May 2014
The Burial place of Matilda of Huntingdon( my x24 Great grandmother) and her 2nd husband King David I of Scotland. Robert The Bruce has a grand Memorial within the Abbey and David I's mother has a memorial just outside the walls--St Margaret of Scotland---David I , her son, is also referred to often as Saint David. There are more Royal burials at Dunfermline Abbey than anywhere else in Scotland except for Iona---which I have also visited---see IONA Videos
The visit here to Dunfermline was a wonderful experience because I have been researching my family tree for about 20 years and Matilda of Huntingdon has been one of the Gatekeepers to my Ancestors--her Great uncle being William The Conqueror--his sister ,Adelaide is my x26 Great Grandmother------It seems unreal but these connections are recorded in history ---Since the arrival of William The Conqueror Britain has kept meticulous records with regards to Taxes, Property and wealth AND if you do find a person of importance, of wealth they will be recorded--even peasants were recorded--every chicken , cow, goat ploughs etc.....SO folks I have verified my research, examined many records etc....
Locating Dunfermline Abbey and Palace, Scone Palace, Carlisle Castle etc... has brought me closer to Matilda of Huntington-----
Dunfermline Abbey and Palace Visit, Part V, May 2014
Description: History oozing from the walls---family history. Consolidating all the research, doing the footwork, acquiring more and more data for verification and FEELING the Ancestors all around---they are not forgotten, they will NOT BE forgotten-----
Dunfermline Abbey & Palace
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Best Attractions and Places to See in Dunfermline, United Kingdom UK
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Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum
Pittencrieff Park
Knockhill Racing Circuit
Dunfermline Abbey and Palace
Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries
Craigluscar Activities
Scottish Vintage Bus Museum
Fife Leisure Park
Alhambra Theatre
St Margaret's Cave
Dunfermline Abbey and Palace Visit by Sheila, PART III, May 2014
Description--------Built by the Scottish Ancestors----burial place of the Kings and Queens of Scotland--2nd largest after Iona. Matilda of Huntington and her 2nd husband King David I are buried here close to his parents Malcolm Canmore III and St. Margaret and Robert The Bruce
Places to see in ( Dunfermline - UK )
Places to see in ( Dunfermline - UK )
Dunfermline is a town and former Royal Burgh, and parish, in Fife, Scotland, on high ground 3 miles from the northern shore of the Firth of Forth. From about the fifteenth century coal and limestone had been extracted in the area around Dunfermline, at first on a very small and localised scale. As the agricultural revolution gathered pace the demand for lime (for improving land) increased the requirement for coal to burn it.
Dunfermline was first recorded in the 11th century, with the marriage of Malcolm III, King of Scotland, and Saint Margaret at the church in Dunfermline. As his Queen consort, Margaret established a new church dedicated to the Holy Trinity, which evolved into an Abbey under their son, David I in 1128. Following the burial of Alexander I in 1160, the abbey graveyard confirmed its status as the burial place of Scotland's kings and queens up to and including Robert The Bruce in 1329.
Dunfermline is a major service centre for west Fife. Dunfermline retains much of its historic significance, as well as providing facilities for leisure. Employment is focused in the service sector, with the largest employer being Sky UK. Other large employers in the area include Amazon (on-line retailer), Best Western (hotels), CR Smith (windows manufacturing), FMC Technologies (offshore energy), Lloyds and Nationwide (both financial services).
Dunfermline Abbey on the Kirkgate is one of the best examples of Scoto-Norman monastic architecture. The main Dunfermline War Memorial on Monastery Street was unveiled by the Lord Lieutenant of Fife, Sir Ralph Anstruther in 1925. A Second World War Memorial and garden of remembrance were added in 1958 on a site assumed to have been home to the Apiaries of the Monastery.
To the north of the abbey, on the corner of Maygate and Abbot Street is the Category A listed Abbot House. This is the oldest secular building still standing in Dunfermline. Along Abbot Street is the Category B listed Dunfermline Carnegie Library which was built between 1881–1883. At the top of Moodie Street is the Category B listed handloom weavers' cottage, the birthplace of Andrew Carnegie which dates from the early 18th century. Just off East Port between Carnegie Hall and the High Street is Viewfield House, a large square stone Palladian three storey villa, built in about 1808 for James Blackwood, Provost of Dunfermline, and now a listed building.
Guildhall on the High Street was erected in 1807 by the guilds of the local merchants who were ambitious for Dunfermline to become the county town of Fife. City Chambers with its 36-metre-high (118 ft) high central clock tower and turrets, designed by James Campbell Walker and built between 1876–1879 .
In the car park between Bruce Street and Chambers Street is St Margaret's Cave, a place where she would retreat to pray in peace and quiet. orming the main entrance to Pittencrieff Park at the junction of Bridge Street and Chalmers Street is the Category A listed Louise Carnegie Memorial Gates, otherwise known as the Glen Gates. The gates which opened in 1929 were paid for by the Dunfermline Carnegie Trust and named after Louise Carnegie, the wife of Andrew Carnegie. Pittencrieff House, built around 1610 for Sir William Clerk of Penicuik, was designed as a centre piece.
Pitfirrane Castle, to the west of Dunfermline, was once the seat of the Halkett family. The castle which dates from the 16th century, was purchased by the Carnegie Dunfermline Trust in 1951 for the use as a clubhouse for Dunfermline Golf Club. To the south of Dunfermline is the Category A listed Hill House and Pitreavie Castle. Both dating from the mid-17th century, Hill House was built as a residence for William Monteith of Randford and Pitreavie Castle as a manor house by Sir Hendry Wardlaw. To the south-west of Dunfermline is the Category A listed Logie House, built as an Edwardian residence and seat for the Hunt family
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Dunfermline - Abbey - Robert The Bruce Last Resting Place.
Dunfermline Scots: Dunfaurlin, Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Phàrlain) is a town and former Royal Burgh in Fife, Scotland, on high ground 3 miles (4.8 km) from the northern shore of the Firth of Forth. According to a 2008 estimate, Dunfermline has a population of 46,430, making it the second-biggest settlement in Fife. The town's name comes from the Gaelic words dun (meaning fortified hill), fearam (crooked) and linn (stream). The area around Dunfermline became home to the first settlers in the Neolithic period, but did not gain recognition, until the Bronze Age as a place of importance. The town was first recorded in the 11th century, with the marriage of Malcolm III, King of Scotland and Saint Margaret at the church in Dunfermline. As his Queen consort, Margaret established a new church dedicated to the Holy Trinity which evolved into an Abbey under their son, David I in 1128. The graveyard of this abbey would become the burial place for many of Scotland's kings and queens.
There have been various interpretations of the name, Dunfermline.[5] The first element, dun translated from Gaelic, has been accepted as a (fortified) hill, which it is assumed to be referring to the rocky outcrop as the site of Malcolm Canmore's tower in Pittencrieff Glen (now Pittencrieff Park).[6] The rest of the name is problematic.[6] The second element, the ferm may have been an alternative name for the tower burn according to a medieval record published in 1455 and that together with the Lyne Burn to the south, suggest the site of a fortification between these two watercourses.[5][6]
The first record of a settlement in the Dunfermline area was in the Neolithic period. This evidence includes finds of a stone axe; some flint arrowheads and a carved stone ball which was found near the town.[7] A cropmark which is understood to have been used as a possible mortuary enclosure has been found at Deanpark House, also near the town. By the time of the Bronze Age, the area was beginning to show some importance. Important finds included a bronze axe in Wellwood and a gold torc from the Parish Churchyard.[7] Cist burials from the Bronze Age have also been discovered at both Crossford and Masterton, the latter of which contains a pair of armlets, a bronze dagger and a set necklace believed to have complemented a double burial.[7]
The first historic record for Dunfermline was made in the 11th century.[8] According to the fourteenth-century chronicler, John of Fordun, Malcolm III, King of Scotland (reign 1058--93) married his second bride, the Anglo-Hungarian princess, Saint Margaret at the church in Dunfermline between 1068 and 1070;[9] the ceremony was performed by Forhad, the last Celtic bishop of St Andrews.[8][10]
Birth: Jul. 11, 1274
Death: Jun. 7, 1329
Scottish monarch. The son of Robert Bruce, Earl of Carrick and Marjory of Carrick, he was a descendant of Alexander II, King of Scots. He was married to Isabella of Mar in 1295, and Elizabeth DeBurgh in 1302. He was the father of two sons and three daughters. Around 1298, when Scotland was under English rule, he was appointed a Guardian of Scotland along with John Comyn. It was discovered that Comyn intended to sell out his country and become a puppet king under Edward I, and Bruce killed him in 1306. He was then taken to Scone and crowned Robert I in March. He then began a guerilla war against Edward I. While not initially successful, he gradually gained support and captured several castles. In 1314, at the Battle of Bannockburn, although vastly outnumbered, he defeated the English forces. King Edward II agreed to sign the Treaty of Edinburgh in 1328, recognizing Scotland's independence. Gravely ill with leprosy, Bruce died at Cardross the following year. His body was entombed at Dunfermline Abbey, while his embalmed heart was taken on Crusade by Sir James Douglas (Black Douglas) before being returned to Scotland and entombed at Melrose Abbey. (bio by: VampireRed)
DUNFERMLINE PALACE, SCOTLAND
Dunfermline Abbey - Palace (February 2015)
From my travel to Scotland. Απο το ταξίδι μου στην Σκωτία και την επίσκεψη μου στο Dunfermline.
Pittencrieff Park in Dunfermline, aka The Glen. Shot from a drone!
A quick sunset flight around Pittencrieff park in Dunfermline. The changing light was playing havoc with the white balance on the lens. Every flight is a learning curve so I aim to improve through time.
Pittencrieff Park (known locally as The Glen) is a public park in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. It was purchased in 1902 by the town's most famous son, Andrew Carnegie, and given to the people of Dunfermline in a ceremony the following year. Its lands include the historically significant and topologically rugged glen which interrupts the centre of Dunfermline and, accordingly, part of the intention of the purchase was to carry out civic development of the area in a way which also respected its heritage. The project notably attracted the attention of the urban planner and educationalist, Patrick Geddes.
The glen is an area of topographical and historical significance to Dunfermline as the original site of Malcolm's Tower, the probable remains of which can be identified today on a strongly defendable outcrop of rock. To the eastern side of the park is Dunfermline Palace with Dunfermline Abbey and to the west it overlooks the village of Crossford.
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Dunfermline Abbey
Before his death in 1329, Robert the Bruce made a donation to the Abbey. The money enabled it to rebuild the refectory, which had been destroyed by the English. The magnificent refectory hall was carried over two storeys of stone-vaulted undercrofts. The great west window is comparable with English examples which might seem strange to us considering the conflict between the two countries at the time. The political situation was evidently not a consideration for the builders.
The dining hall was slightly above the level of the cloister. Along each wall were tall windows except at the east end (furthest from the gatehouse), where the abbot's table, raised on a dais or platform, was lit by a larger window. Nearby was a pulpit, where a monk would read to his brethren while they ate in silence.
The undercrofts were only excavated in the 1920's. Before this, the lower levels were filled with earth, and you could walk over a lawn at the level of the monk's dining hall. Today, we access the refectory building at its lowest level, entering what was a stone-vaulted undercroft. Here there is a rare survival. It is still possible to make out incised lines, known as setting-out marks, which were made by the masons. A stair in the corner of the undercroft led to the hall, without giving access to the upper level of storage, which was probably accessed through the gatehouse.
Monastic kitchens were often placed some distance from the main abbey buildings to reduce the risk from fire. At Dunfermline, the kitchens were across the road from the refectory - the abbey's dining hall. Dunfermline's kitchens were unusually large, because they served both the refectory and the guesthouse. It is not completely clear how food made its way to the refectory. Food could have been carried across what is now Monastery Street into the two-storey undercroft, or more probably taken up a level to the floor above, through the gatehouse and into the refector Download link:
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Robert The Bruce - Dunfermline Abbey [4K/UHD]
I visit the actual grave of Robert The Bruce, King of Scotland, inside Dunfermline Abbey in Fife, Scotland.
Robert died in June 1329. His body is buried in Dunfermline Abbey, while his heart was interred in Melrose Abbey and his internal organs embalmed and placed in St Serf’s Chapel, Dumbarton, site of the medieval Cardross Parish church.
Robert I (11 July 1274 – 7 June 1329), popularly known as Robert the Bruce (Medieval Gaelic: Roibert a Briuis; modern Scottish Gaelic: Raibeart Bruis; Norman French: Robert de Brus or Robert de Bruys; Early Scots: Robert Brus; Latin: Robertus Brussius), was King of Scots from 1306 until his death in 1329. Robert was one of the most famous warriors of his generation, and eventually led Scotland during the First War of Scottish Independence against England. He fought successfully during his reign to regain Scotland's place as an independent country and is today revered in Scotland as a national hero.
Descended from the Anglo-Norman and Gaelic nobility, his paternal fourth great-grandfather was King David I. Robert's grandfather, Robert de Brus, 5th Lord of Annandale, was one of the claimants to the Scottish throne during the Great Cause. As Earl of Carrick, Robert the Bruce supported his family's claim to the Scottish throne and took part in William Wallace's revolt against Edward I of England. Appointed in 1298 as a Guardian of Scotland alongside his chief rival for the throne, John III Comyn, Lord of Badenoch, and William Lamberton, Bishop of St Andrews, Robert later resigned in 1300 due to his quarrels with Comyn and the apparently imminent restoration of John Balliol to the Scottish throne. After submitting to Edward I in 1302 and returning to the king's peace, Robert inherited his family's claim to the Scottish throne upon his father's death.
In February 1306, Bruce having wounded Comyn, rushed from the church where they met and encountered his attendants outside. Bruce told them what had happened and said, I must be off, for I doubt I have slain the Red Comyn, Doubt? Roger de Kirkpatrick of Closeburn answered, I mak sikker, (I'll make sure, or I make sure) and rushing into the church, killed Comyn. For this Bruce was then excommunicated by the Pope (although he received absolution from Robert Wishart, Bishop of Glasgow). Bruce moved quickly to seize the throne and was crowned king of Scots on 25 March 1306. Edward I's forces defeated Robert in battle, forcing him to flee into hiding before re-emerging in 1307 to defeat an English army at Loudoun Hill and wage a highly successful guerrilla war against the English. Bruce defeated his other Scots enemies, destroying their strongholds and devastating their lands, and in 1309 held his first parliament. A series of military victories between 1310 and 1314 won him control of much of Scotland, and at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314, Robert defeated a much larger English army under Edward II of England, confirming the re-establishment of an independent Scottish kingdom. The battle marked a significant turning point, with Robert's armies now free to launch devastating raids throughout northern England, while also extending his war against the English to Ireland by sending an army to invade there and by appealing to the Irish to rise against Edward II's rule.
Despite Bannockburn and the capture of the final English stronghold at Berwick in 1318, Edward II refused to renounce his claim to the overlordship of Scotland. In 1320, the Scottish nobility submitted the Declaration of Arbroath to Pope John XXII, declaring Robert as their rightful monarch and asserting Scotland's status as an independent kingdom. In 1324, the Pope recognised Robert I as king of an independent Scotland, and in 1326, the Franco-Scottish alliance was renewed in the Treaty of Corbeil. In 1327, the English deposed Edward II in favour of his son, Edward III, and peace was concluded between Scotland and England with the Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton, by which Edward III renounced all claims to sovereignty over Scotland.
Dunfermline Abbey Crypt
trip to Dunfermline Abbey and down into the Crypt. Contains many interesting ancient stone artifacts
Dunfermline Palace Fife Scotland
Tour Scotland video of Dunfermline Palace on ancestry visit to Fife. In 1589 the palace was given as a wedding present by King James VI, to Anne of Denmark after their marriage. She gave birth to three of their children there; Elizabeth in 1596, Charles in 1600 and Robert in 1602.
Drone Video. Dunfermline Abbey, Scotland.
Drone video, raw footage with clips transitions applied. Filmed by Airview Ltd, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline Abbey and Pittencrieff Park - HD
A look at Dunfermlines famous Abbey, resting place of King Robert The Bruce and Pittencrieff Park which was gifted to the town by its famous son Andrew Carnegie.
Top 10 Tourist Attractions in Dunfermline - Travel Scotland, United Kingdom
Top 10 Tourist Attractions in Dunfermline - Travel Scotland, United Kingdom:
Pittencrieff Park, Dunfermline Abbey and Palace, Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum, Scottish Vintage Bus Museum, Abbot House Heritage Centre, St Margaret's Cave, Alhambra Theatre, Dunfermline Public Park, Carnegie Hall,