Greyfriars, Dumfries

Greyfriars, Dumfries, was a friary of the Friars Minor, commonly known as the Franciscans, established in Dumfries, Scotland. Following dissolution the friary was demolished and the site levelled. The locality has retained a reference to the friary in the street named "Friars Vennel". The present neo-Gothic Greyfriars was built from 1868 and is located at the site of the former Maxwell's Castle[1] at the top of High Street.

Greyfriars, Dumfries
Monastery information
Other namesDumfries Franciscan Friary
OrderOrder of Friars Minor
Established13th century
Disestablished1559
Dedicated toMary Magdalene
People
Founder(s)Lady Dervorguilla of Galloway
Site
LocationDumfries

The original friary is best known as where John "The Red" Comyn, Lord of Badenoch was killed by Robert de Brus, Earl of Carrick and his supporters, at the high altar in the chapel.[2] The killing sparked the resumption of conflict with England with Bruce crowned King of Scots at Scone Palace seven weeks later. Bruce's campaign for an independent Scotland reached its culmination when the English recognised Scotland as an independent nation in the Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton signed in 1328.

Citations
  1. "History of Greyfriars Kirk". St Bride's Anglican Church. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  2. Fullarton, p.351.
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References
  • Fullarton, A. "The Topographical, Statistical, and Historical Gazetteer of Scotland: A-H" (1853)
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