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	Topics Tongland Abbey Topic Home Tungland or Tongland Abbey was a Premonstratensian monastic community located in GallowayGalloway Galloway today refers to the former counties of Wigtownshire and the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright in southwest Scotland, but h... . It was probably founded in 1218 by Alan, Lord of GallowayAlan, Lord of Galloway Alan FitzRoland was the last of the MacFergus dynasty of quasi-independent Lords of Galloway.... , although the church of Tongland had previously been granted to Dercongal AbbeyDercongal Abbey Overview Dercongal Abbey was a Premonstratensian monastic community located in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.... by his grandfather UchtredUchtred, Lord of Galloway Uchtred mac Fergusa was Lord of Galloway from 1161 to 1174, ruling jointly with his half-brother Gille Brigte.... in the early 1160s1160s Centuries: 11th century - 12th century - 13th century... . Few of its early abbots are known and its history is more generally covered by a cloud of obscurity. The abbey apparently degenerated in discipline by the early 16th century16th century Summary As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600.... , and King James IV of ScotlandJames IV of Scotland James IV was King of Scots from 1488 to 1513.... requested that it be bestowed upon the Bishop of GallowayBishop of Galloway The Bishop of Galloway, also called the Bishop of Whithorn, was the eccesiastical head of the Diocese of Galloway... in order to improve the abbeys standards. King James VJames V of Scotland James V was King of Scots .The son of King James IV of Scotland, he was born in April 10, 11 or 15, 1512, at Linlithgow Pa... repeated the request, and it was eventually granted to the bishop in 1529, and confirmed in 1541. It remained a possession of the bishop until the commendatorship of William Melville (1588-1606), but went back into the bishop's hands afterwards. The village of TonglandTongland Tongland is a small village about 2 miles north of Kirkcudbright, south west Scotland.... exists now at the site. Bibliography Cowan, Ian B. & Easson, David E., Medieval Religious Houses: Scotland With an Appendix on the Houses in the Isle of Man, Second Edition, (London, 1976), p. 103 Watt, D.E.R. & Shead, N.F. (eds.), The Heads of Religious Houses in Scotland from the 12th to the 16th Centuries, The Scottish Records Society, New Series, Volume 24, (Edinburgh, 2001), pp. 210-13 See also Abbot of TonglandAbbot of Tongland The Abbot of Tongland was the head of the Premonstratensian monastic community of Tongland Abbey in Dumfries and Galloway.... , for a list of abbots and commendators