Cambuskenneth Abbey
This great Abbey, one of the most important monastic houses in medieval Scotland, was founded for Augustinian Canons by King David I about the year 1147. On account of its proximity to Stirling, it was a frequent resort of the Kings of Scots, who held several Parliaments here, while its Abbots took a prominent part in public affairs.
Unfortunately little now remains of the buildings, apart from the tower and the west doorway of the Abbey Kirk. The tower is an extremely handsome composition, probably dating from the fourteenth century, and in an almost perfect state of preservation. It stands, rather unusually, completely detached from the Kirk, on its north side. The Kirk has been a large cruciform building forming the north side of the usual cloister court; before the site of the high altar is a monument erected by Queen Victoria over the graves of King James Ill, buried here after his assassination at Sauchieburn, and of his Queen, Margaret of Denmark.
- Cambuskenneth Abbey is open to the public. It may be reached by the footbridge across the River Forth from Abbey Road, Riverside, or by road from Causewayhead.