Stirlingshire - Cambuskenneth Abbey. The Antiquities of England and Wales was the product of Alexander Hogg who was well known as a partwork publisher. Under the claimed authorship of Henry Boswell it was issued serially from c1787-9, and subsequently made available as a complete work. The format was typically 2 (though sometimes up to 6) prints to a page, with one or two accompanying pages of descriptive text on each pair of subjects. It also included the set of English county maps by Thomas Kitchin first used in the London Magazine from 1747-54. Cumbuskenneth Abbey (originally called St. Mary;s Abbey) was an Augustinian house, founded by order of King David I around 1140. It stands in a bend of the River Forth near Stirling. The Abbey was attacked by the army of King Richard II of England in 1383 and largely destroyed, but rebuilt subsequently. It fell into disuse during the Scottish Reformation of c1560, after which much of its stonework was robbed for building projects on nearby Stirling Castle. Today the only significant survival is the 13th century belltower, which is in the care of Historic Scotland. This print, engraved by Eastgate, is supplied with the original, accompanying text.