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About New Abbey

New Abbey lies 11 kilometres south of Dumfries via the scenic A710, nestled in Dumfries and Galloway's gentle countryside near the Solway Firth. Most visitors arrive from Dumfries on the coastal A710 or connect from the A75 trunk road. The village is dominated by the romantic red sandstone ruins of Sweetheart Abbey, founded in 1273 by Dervorguilla of Galloway for her beloved husband John Balliol.

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New Abbey is in Scotland, at 54.980, -3.622 - about 13 km south of Greystone, Dumfries and Galloway.

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