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Founded by king David I and the bishop John of Glasgow no later than 1138. It is a magnificent Abbey. It used to be a priory of Augustinian canons ("black canons"). It really looks like the heart of the activities of the town with its massive walls and large cellars. The picture is taken looking from (what was) the cloister.