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Dunfermline Abbey

church in Fife, Scotland, UK
Organization abbey Q2044924
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Dunfermline Abbey

Summary

Dunfermline Abbey is an abbey[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of abbey entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (289 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dunfermline Abbey is located in Fife[3].
  • Dunfermline Abbey is located in Dunfermline[4].
  • Dunfermline Abbey is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Dunfermline Abbey's image is recorded as Dunfermline Abbey Geograph.jpg[6].
  • Dunfermline Abbey's image is recorded as Dunfermline Abbey - Project Gutenberg eText 17976.jpg[7].
  • Dunfermline Abbey's image is recorded as Dunfermline Abbey 2025.jpg[8].
  • Dunfermline Abbey's instance of is recorded as abbey[9].
  • Dunfermline Abbey's architect is recorded as William Burn[10].
  • Dunfermline Abbey's architectural style is recorded as Romanesque architecture[11].
  • Dunfermline Abbey's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 140934401[12].
  • Dunfermline Abbey's location is recorded as Dunfermline[13].
  • Dunfermline Abbey's Commons category is recorded as Dunfermline Abbey[14].
  • Dunfermline Abbey's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00[15].
  • Dunfermline Abbey's has part is recorded as Dunfermline Abbey, Dorter And Reredorter Ranges[16].
  • +1101-01-17T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Dunfermline Abbey[17].
  • Dunfermline Abbey's religious order is recorded as Benedictines[18].
  • Dunfermline Abbey's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 56.0697028005574, 'lon': -3.46354139436256}[19].
  • Dunfermline Abbey's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0fqp7[20].
  • Dunfermline Abbey's Historic Environment Scotland ID is recorded as SM90116[21].
  • Dunfermline Abbey's Canmore ID is recorded as 49315[22].
  • Dunfermline Abbey's official website is recorded as http://www.dunfermlineabbey.co.uk[23].
  • Dunfermline Abbey's MusicBrainz place ID is recorded as a2f276f9-9a2d-4d5b-b9cc-4e62ad541791[24].
  • Dunfermline Abbey's described by source is recorded as The Catholic Encyclopedia[25].
  • Dunfermline Abbey's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[26].
  • Dunfermline Abbey's category for people buried here is recorded as Category:Burials at Dunfermline Abbey[27].

Body

Founding

+1101-01-17T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Dunfermline Abbey[17].

Why It Matters

Dunfermline Abbey ranks in the top 2% of abbey entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (289 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Alexander III of Scotland Alexander I of Scotland David I of Scotland Donald III of Scotland Duncan II of Scotland Dunfermline Malcolm III of Scotland Malcolm IV of Scotland Robert I of Scotland Saint Margaret of Scotland United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . portal.historicenvironment.scot. portal.historicenvironment.scot. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Q14005. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . portal.historicenvironment.scot. portal.historicenvironment.scot. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location → Dunfermline
    Religious order → Benedictines
    Architect → William Burn
    Has part(s) → Dunfermline Abbey, Dorter And Reredorter Ranges
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Building", "DunfermlineAbbey::42s33"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257096|batch #257096]]"
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