List of monastic houses in Scotland is a catalogue of the
abbey
An abbey is a type of monastery used by members of a religious order under the governance of an abbot or abbess. Abbeys provide a complex of buildings and land for religious activities, work, and housing of Christian monks and nuns.
The con ...
s,
priories,
friaries and other monastic religious houses of Scotland.
In this article
alien house
Alien priories were religious establishments in England, such as monasteries and convents, which were under the control of another religious house outside England. Usually the mother-house was in France.Coredon ''Dictionary of Medieval Terms'' p. ...
s are included, as are smaller establishments such as
cell
Cell most often refers to:
* Cell (biology), the functional basic unit of life
Cell may also refer to:
Locations
* Monastic cell, a small room, hut, or cave in which a religious recluse lives, alternatively the small precursor of a monastery ...
s and notable
monastic grange
Monastic granges were outlying landholdings held by monasteries independent of the manorial system. The first granges were owned by the Cistercians and other orders followed. Wealthy monastic houses had many granges, most of which were largely ...
s (particularly those with resident monks). The numerous
monastic hospitals ''per se'' are not included here unless at some time the foundation had, or was purported to have, the status or function of an abbey, priory, friary or
preceptory/
commandery.
The geographical co-ordinates provided are sourced from details provided by the
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments in Scotland (RCAHMS)
/sup> and Ordnance Survey of Great Britain, Ordnance Survey publications.
Overview
Article layout
The list is presented alphabetically by council area {{Unreferenced, date=May 2019, bot=noref (GreenC bot)
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. Foundations are listed alphabetically within each area.
Communities/provenance: shows the status and communities existing at each establishment, together with such dates as having been established as well as the fate of the establishment after dissolution
Dissolution may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Books
* ''Dissolution'' (''Forgotten Realms'' novel), a 2002 fantasy novel by Richard Lee Byers
* ''Dissolution'' (Sansom novel), a 2003 historical novel by C. J. Sansom Music
* Dissolution, in mu ...
, and the current status of the site.
Formal name or dedication: shows the formal name of the establishment or the person in whose name the church is dedicated, where known.
Alternative names: some of the establishments have had alternative names over the course of time. In order to assist in text-searching, such alternatives in name or spelling have been provided.
Abbreviations and key
Locations with names in ''italics'' indicate probable duplication (misidentification with another location) or non-existent foundations (either erroneous reference or proposed foundation never implemented.
Communities/provenance: shows the status and communities existing at each establishment, together with such dates as having been established as well as the fate of the establishment after dissolution
Dissolution may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Books
* ''Dissolution'' (''Forgotten Realms'' novel), a 2002 fantasy novel by Richard Lee Byers
* ''Dissolution'' (Sansom novel), a 2003 historical novel by C. J. Sansom Music
* Dissolution, in mu ...
, and the current status of the site.
Formal name or dedication: shows the formal name of the establishment or the person in whose name the church is dedicated, where known.
Alternative names: some of the establishments have had alternative names over the course of time. In order to assist in text-searching, such alternatives in name or spelling have been provided.
List of establishments by county/region
Aberdeen
Aberdeenshire
Angus
The following location in Angus has no monastic connection:
*Rossie Priory: mansion, built 1807
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Argyll & Bute
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Ayrshire
East Ayrshire
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North Ayrshire
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= Ayrshire, North non-Christian monasteries
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South Ayrshire
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Dumfries and Galloway
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Dumfries and Galloway non-Christian monasteries
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Dunbartonshire
West Dunbartonshire
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City of Edinburgh
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Eilean Siar
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Fife
The following locations in the Fife Region have no monastic connection:
*Crawford Priory: mansion, built 1813
*Inchrye Abbey: mansion, built 19thC
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City of Glasgow
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Highland
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Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire
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Lothian
East Lothian
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West Lothian
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Midlothian
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Moray
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Orkney
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Perth & Kinross
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Renfrewshire
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Scottish Borders
The following location in the Scottish Borders has no known monastic connection:
*Abbey: placename probably does not pre-date 1726
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Stirling
The following location in the Stirling Region has no monastic connection:
*Ross Priory: mansion named 'Ross', renamed 'Ross Priory' 1810
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Unidentified supposed foundations
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See also
*List of country houses in the United Kingdom
This is intended to be as full a list as possible of country houses, castles, palaces, other stately homes, and manor houses in the United Kingdom and the Channel Islands; any architecturally notable building which has served as a residence for ...
*Hospitals in medieval Scotland
Hospitals in medieval Scotland can be dated back to the 12th century. From c. 1144 to about 1650 many hospitals, bedehouses and ''maisons Dieu'' were built in Scotland.
There are many terms that apply to, or describe a ''hospital''. The origin o ...
Notes
Footnotes
References
* Thorold, Henry, ''Collins Guide to the Ruined Abbeys of England, Wales and Scotland'', Collins, 1993
* Robinson, David, ''The Cistercian Abbeys of Britain'', B. T. Batsford with English Heritage, CADW, Historic Scotland, 2002
* Cowan, Ian B. & Easson, David E. (1976) ''Medieval Religious Houses Scotland''. Longman
* Butler, Rev. D., M.A
''Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys''
The Guild Library, A&C Black, 1901
* Leicester Addis, M. E.
''Cathedrals and Abbeys of Presbyterian Scotland''
Philadelphia, The Westminster Press, 1901
* Fawcett, R., ''Scottish Abbeys and Priories'', Historic Scotland, 1994
* Scotland Churches Scheme, ''Churches to Visit in Scotland, 1999'', Saint Andrew Press
* Coventry, M. and Miller, J., ''Churches and Abbeys of Scotland'', Thistle Guide, Goblinshead, 2003
* Cruden, S., ''Scottish Abbeys, An Introduction to the mediæval Abbeys and Priories of Scotland'', Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1960
* Wright, Geoffrey N., (2004) ''Discovering Abbeys and Priories'', Shire Publications Ltd.
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Abbeys and priories in Scotland
List of monastic houses in Scotland is a catalogue of the abbeys, priory, priories, friary, friaries and other monastic religious houses of Scotland.
In this article alien houses are included, as are smaller establishments such as Monastic cel ...
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