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Abbeys and priories in Scotland - Definition and Overview |
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Abbeys and priories in Scotland is a link page to any abbey, priory, friary or other religious house in Scotland
Abbreviations and Key
The sites listed are ruins unless indicated thus:-
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| * indicates current monastic function
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+ indicates current non-monastic ecclesiastic function
| ^ indicates current non-ecclesiastic function
| # indicates no identifiable trace of the monastic foundation remains
| ~ indicates exact site of monastic foundation unknown
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Trusteeship denoted as follows:-
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<td>(HS) = Historic Scotland
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<td>(NTS) = National Trust for Scotland
<td>(CS) = Church of Scotland
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<td>trns = transferred
<td>rmv = removed
<td>c = circa (about)
<td>ante = before
<td>post = after
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Communities/provenance |
Alt. Name |
Formal Name |
| Ardchattan Priory
| Valliscaulian from Val des Choux 1230/1, part of church used parochially -1722, site now largely occupied by Victorian house (HS)
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| The Priory Church of Saint John the Baptist, Ardchattan
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| Eileach-an-Naoimh monastery, Garvellach Islands
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| Iona Abbey+
| Benedictine abbey 1203 and cathedral, now restored and in use as ecumenical Christian community (HS)
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| Iona nunnery
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| Kingarth monastery
| 6thC (HS)
| Cinngrad monastery
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| Oronsay Priory
| Augustinian 1330
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| The Priory Church of Saint Oran, Oronsay
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| Saddell Abbey
| Cistercian 1207-1507
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| Sgòr Nam Ban-Naomha monastery
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Communities/provenance |
Alt. Name |
Formal Name |
| Mauchline Priory
| Cistercian (grange of Melrose) 1165
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| The Priory Church of Saint Cuthbert, Mauchline
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Alt. Name |
Formal Name |
| Balmerino Abbey
| Cistercian from Melrose 1227/9-1560, secularised 1603 (NTS)
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| The Abbey Church of Saint Mary and Saint Edward
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| Culross Abbey
| Cistercian from Kinloss 1217/8-1560, currently partly in use as a parish church (HS)
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| The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Saint Andrew and Saint Serf, Culross
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| Dunfermline Abbey
| Benedictine priory c1070, abbey 1124/1128
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| Inchcolm Abbey
| Augustinian 1123
| St. Colm's Abbey
| The Abbey Church of Saint Columba, Inchcolm
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| Isle of May Priory
| Augustinian/Benedictine from Reading
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| The Priory Church of Saint Oran and Saint Colman, Isle of May
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| Lindores Abbey
| Tironensian from Kelso c1190
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| The Abbey Church of Our Lady and Saint Andrew
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| Pittenweem Priory
| Augustinian trns from Isle of May c1200
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| St Andrew's Cathedral Priory
| Augustinian 1144, cathedral 908 (HS)
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| The Cathedral and Priory Church of Saint Andrew, Saint Andrews
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| St. Rule's Priory
| Augustinian from Scone 1133-1144 (HS)
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| The Priory Church of Saint Rule, Saint Andrews
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| Black Friars Abbey, St Andrews
| Dominican
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| St Monan's Friary+
| Dominican 1471
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| The Friary Church of Saint Monan, Saint Monan's
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Communities/provenance |
Alt. Name |
Formal Name |
| Blantyre Priory
| Augustinian Canons (a cell of Jedburgh) 13thC
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Alt. Name |
Formal Name |
| Newbattle Abbey
| Cistercian from Melrose 1140-1560
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| The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Newbattle
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Communities/provenance |
Alt. Name |
Formal Name |
| Kilwinning Abbey
| Tironensian from Kelso 1162
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| The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Kilwinning
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Communities/provenance |
Alt. Name |
Formal Name |
| Holy Island Monastery
| Tibetan Bhuddist
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Communities/provenance |
Alt. Name |
Formal Name |
| Brough of Birsay monastery
| possible monastic settlement or episcopal residence
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| Eynhallow monastery#
| possible site of monastic settlement 12thC
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Formal Name |
| Abernethy Priory#
| Augustinian 1273, on site of earlier monastery and Culdees community, and possible cathedral, later site of college, nothing remains
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| The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Saint Bridget and Saint Abrinca
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| Coupar Angus Abbey
| Cistercian from Melrose 1161/64-1560, secularised 1606
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| The Abbey Church of The Blessed Virgin Mary, Coupar Angus
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| Elcho Priory
| Cistercian nuns ante1241
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| Inchaffray Abbey
| Augustinian from Scone 1200
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| The Abbey Church of Saint John the Evangelist and Saint Mary, Inchaffray
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| Loch Tay Priory
| Augustinian from Scone 1122
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| The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Loch Tay
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| Montrose Abbey
| Dominican 1230
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| Portmoakso Priory, St Serf's Island, Loch Leven
| Culdee, then Augustinian Canons Regular c1150, now within an island nature reserve usually without public access (HS)
| St Serf's Priory, Inch
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| St Fillan's Priory
| Augustinian from Inchaffray 1317
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| The Priory Church of Saint Fillan, St. Fillan's
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| Scone Abbey
| Augustinian from Nostell c1120
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| The Abbey Church of the Holy Trinity, the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint Laurence, Saint Augustine and Saint Michael, Scone
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Alt. Name |
Formal Name |
| St Bathan's Priory, Abbey St Bathans
| Cistercian nuns
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| Coldingham Priory+
| Benedictine from Durham 1098, part of priory church restored and now in parochial use
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| The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Saint Ebba and Saint Cuthbert, Coldingham
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| Dryburgh Abbey
| Premonstratensian from Alnwick 1150 (HS)
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| The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Dryburgh
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| Fogo Priory
| Tironensian from Kelso
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| Jedburgh Abbey
| Augustinian from St-Quentin, Beauvais 1138 (HS)
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| The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Jedburgh
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| Kelso Abbey
| Tironensian from Tiron 1128 (HS)
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| The Abbey Church of Saint Mary and Saint John, Kelso
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| Melrose Abbey
| Cistercian from Rievaulx/Holmcultram 1136/7-1560 (HS)
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| The Abbey Church of Saint Mary and Saint John, Melrose
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| Peebles Friary
| Trinitarian (Church 1261), Friary 1473
| The Cross Kirk
| The Friary Church of the Holy Trinity, Peebles
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| Selkirk Abbey
| Tironensian from Tiron 1113
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Alt. Name |
Formal Name |
| Ayr Friary
| Dominican 1230
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| The Friary Church of Saint Catherine, Ayr
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| Crossraguel Abbey
| Cluniac from Paisley 1244 (HS)
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| The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Crossraguel
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Alt. Name |
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| Lesmahagow Priory
| Tironensian from Kelso 1144
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| The Priory Church of Saint Malo, Lesmahagow
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| Ross Priory, Loch Lomond
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