A contemporary account of the Earl of Hertford's second expedition to Scotland, and of the Ravages committed by the English Forces in September 1545.  From a Manuscrip in Trinity College Library, Dublin

Laing, David

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“…In 1523, Lord Dacre's forces entered Kelso 'where not only we brent and destroyed the whole town that would burn by any labour but also caste down the gate-house of the Abbey' (Brewer 1864, III/2, nos 3098 & 3135). It was burnt again by the English in 1542 (Brewer 1864, XVII, nos 996 & 998;Bain 1890, I, 292), probably again in 1544 (Brewer 1864, XIX/2, no 33) and once more during the Earl of Hertford's campaign in September 1545 (Brewer 1864, XX/2, no 456), when the army was ordered 'to briek the abbey and thake of the leied and outer myen the towres and strong places, and to owaier trowe all', to leave the Abbey 'razed and all put to royen, howsses and towres and stypeles' (Laing 1854). Some repairs are reported to have been undertaken by the Commendator, James Stewart (died 1557), but by 1587 it was reported that 'the haill monkis of the monasterie of ye Abbey of Kelso ar deciessit' (Acts Parl Scot,III,454).…”

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New light on Kelso Abbey

Lowe¹,

Franklin²,

Hastie³

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Archaeological fieldwork on the old garage site on Bridge Street, Kelso, has revealed the extensive and well-preserved remains of buildings associated with the Abbey precinct. A series of large, substantial structures lay immediately to the west of the site of the cloister's west range. Pottery from the site includes stratified examples of an early pink Gritty Ware, similar to that found in early levels at Jedburgh. A rare condiment dish, possibly thirteenth-century in date, was also found. Evidence of copper-based alloy working was also identified. Two principal phases of construction were identified, separated by a major reorganisation and landscaping of the site, in perhaps the late-thirteenth or early-fourteenth century. One of the later buildings is tentatively identified as the monastic granary. There are indications that this part of the precinct was possibly abandoned prior to the Dissolution in the late-sixteenth century. Forming part of the later glebe lands, the area was ultimately given over to gardens. Includes separately authored contributions on

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confidence: 99%