Following the Scottish Reformation in 1560, the abbey fell into disuse.

In 1763 the abbey again fell under a commendatory abbot and building work stopped.

The abbey later fell on hard times, being identified in the 17th and early 18th centuries with the Jansenist movement.

Under Pepin the monks were permitted, in case their abbey should fall into secular hands, to go over to another community.

The abbey fell into disuse after its suppression in 1460.

Cistercian abbeys fell to some extent outside this category.

The abbey had fallen into disrepair by the fifteenth century.

Although it was well-endowed, the abbey had fallen into serious financial difficulties by the early 14th century.

Over the centuries, the abbey fell into decline and disrepair.

Many abbeys and monsateries fell into ruin when their assets, including lead roofs, were stripped.