Newbattle Abbey

Newbattle Abbey
Interactive map of Newbattle Abbey
Monastery information
OrderCistercian
Established1140
Disestablished1587
Mother houseMelrose Abbey
DioceseDiocese of St Andrews
Controlled churchesBathgate; Clerkington; Cockpen; Eassie; Heriot; Masterton; Newbattle
People
FounderDavid I of Scotland
Important associated figuresThomas Livingston
Official nameNewbattle Abbey
Designated31 March 2001
Reference no.GDL00295

Newbattle Abbey was a Cistercian monastery near the village of Newbattle in Midlothian, Scotland, which subsequently became a stately home and then an educational institution.