The abbey was annexed to the Crown in 1587. Symson mentions that in 1684 the steeple and part of the walls were standing. It is said that the present church which adjoins is erected on part of the walls of the old abbey.
The part of the abbey which contains the ancient door has evidently been refitted as a church in post-Reformation times, and has a gable with a plain belfry.
Fig. 729.—Tungland Abbey.
Doorway.
Fig. 730.—Tungland Abbey. Details of Doorway.
The old doorway has some features ([Fig. 730]) which make it doubtful whether it belongs to the first pointed style, or is only one of the reproductions in imitation of that style which were common in the time of James VI.