| | SAIR - Scottish Archaeological Internet Report 1: Dundrennan Abbey (2001) - Extended Summary |
 | | Dundrennan was the mother house of Glenluce and Sweetheart (founded in 1191 and 1273 respectively), and an indication of the mixed fortunes of the Abbey during the 13th century survives in the form of petitions to the English Crown. |
| | The role of Dundrennan Abbey in the politics of the day is echoed at the very end of its active life, when the later commendators, as supporters of the Catholic cause in the 16th century, re-defined the abbey as a defensible House, protecting their interests. |
| | With the Maxwells of the later 16th century, the House at Dundrennan still served as the administrative centre for the old abbey estate,and was as such still maintained, although some of the buildings are recorded as being in a poor state. |
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