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Commendator's House Dryburgh Abbey
NT 591-317 Roxburghshire Scotland
NT 591-317 Roxburghshire Scotland
Commendator's
House is a ruined 16th century stone two storey fortified house, which was provided with shot-holes and a north wing. Built above the chapter house, it absorbed the north end of the former dormitory of Dryburgh Abbey and was entered by a fore-stair on the east side. Nearby is Dryburgh Abbey Gatehouse and 10 miles south is Barnhills Castle.
Commendator's House is located in Dryburgh Abbey, off the B6356. 12 miles west of Kelso, on the A669-B6404.
The site is owned by Historic Scotland and is open daily, April to September 9:30-5:30pm, October to March 9:30-4:30pm.
There is a car park.
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