Braveheart movie location

Bective Abbey is set beside a lovely old bridge on the River Boyne. It was founded in 1147 by the King of Meath and was the second Cistercian abbey built in Ireland after Mellifont Abbey. It was so important that Hugh de Lacy, the most powerful Norman knight who built the nearby Trim Castle was buried here in 1195. His remains were however removed to Dublin after a bitter dispute. Much of the abbey was altered during the turbulent years of the 15^th century and it became the most fortified Cistercian monastery in Ireland. The abbey closed down in 1536 after the Suppression of the Monasteries was carried out by Henry VIII. In the 17^th century, a manor house was incorporated into the Abbey to produce an eclectic mix of interesting architecture. The cloisters are beautifully preserved so try and find the carved pillar of an abbot with a crozier kneeling. More recently it was used as one of the locations in the movie Braveheart.