KELSO ABBEY

Taken out of the ground in 1128, Kelso Abbey was one of the wealthiest in the country during the Middle Ages. Its Romanesque style was of great quality and it had many churches, schools and farms in the Cheviot Hills. Unfortunately, the raids of the English King Henry VIII caused him much damage in the 1540s, when his son's union with the young Mary Stuart had been annulled. Although only a part of its former glory remains, you can still enjoy its unique architecture and cloister.