Coldingham

Coldingham est un village historique du Berwickshire sur la côte sud-est de l'Écosse, au nord de Eyemouth. Ce village est célèbre pour son ancien monastère double.

Aux environs du village, la baie de Coldingham est un rendez-vous de surfers. On y voit de petites cabines inhabituelles sur cette côte, plus souvent rencontrées sur les plages du sud de l'Angleterre.

1. Monastère de Coldingham

Un monastère double y aurait été fondé dès 640 par sainte Æbbe l'Ancienne. Ce monastère est resté en service jusqu'en 1560, quand il fut partiellement détruit durant la Réforme écossaise. Les activités religieuses se poursuivirent dans la partie préservée, jusqu'à sa fortification contre Cromwell en 1650. La grande tour dans laquelle les assiégés s'étaient réfugiés subit de grands dommages, ce qui entraîna la capitulation des défenseurs et la ruine progressive de l'édifice, qui finit par s'écrouler en 1777. Moins de la moitié des bâtiments détruits furent reconstruits en 1855, pour être finalement utilisés comme église pour la paroisse.

1. Notes et références


1. Sources

(en) History of the Priory of Coldingham by William King Hunter, Edinburgh & London, 1858.

1. Liens externes

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Coldingham Priory

Coldingham Priory was a house of Benedictine monks. It lies on the south-east coast of Scotland, in the village of Coldingham, Berwickshire. Coldingham Priory was founded in the reign of David I of Scotland, although his older brother and predecessor King Edgar of Scotland had granted the land of Coldingham to the Church of Durham in 1098, and a church was constructed by him and presented in 1100. The first prior of Coldingham is on record by the year 1147, although it is likely that the foundation was much earlier. The earlier monastery at Coldingham was founded by St Æbbe sometime c. AD 640. Although the monastery was largely destroyed by Oliver Cromwell in 1650, some remains of the priory exist, the choir of which forms the present parish church of Coldingham and is serviced by the Church of Scotland.

Church Historic Site

Coldingham is a village and parish in Berwickshire in the Scottish Borders. It lies a short distance inland from Coldingham Bay, three miles northeast of the fishing village of Eyemouth.

Neighbourhood

Coldingham Bay

Coldingham Bay is an inlet in the North Sea coast, just over three kilometres north of the town of Eyemouth in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is situated at grid reference NT918666 and is easily reached by a minor road which leaves the B6438 road at Coldingham.

Beach Landmark

St Abbs

St Abbs is a small fishing village on the southeastern coast of Scotland, within the Coldingham parish of Scottish Borders. The village was originally known as Coldingham Shore, the name St Abbs being adopted in the 1890s. The new name was derived from St Abb's Head, a rocky promontory located to the north of the village, itself named after the 7th-century saint Æbbe of Coldingham.

Fishing Maritime

2.2 km

St. Abbs and Eyemouth Voluntary Marine Reserve

St. Abbs and Eyemouth Voluntary Marine Reserve is a Voluntary Marine Reserve—the first established in the United Kingdom. Located in the Scottish Borders, it covers 8 kilometres of the Berwickshire coast, from Eyemouth in the south to St. Abb's Head in the north. At its centre is the fishing village of St. Abbs. The reserve is one of the most popular scuba diving locations in the United Kingdom. The water of the reserve is unusually clear, in contrast to the more silt-laden coastal waters further to the north and south. The reserve was opened on 18 August 1984 by botanist and environmental campaigner David Bellamy.

Fishing Landmark