Kinloss Abbey and Graveyard (Kinloss Village)
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Catholic Abbey Ruins and Grounds/Graveyard of Kinloss in 1150 ad.
a Cistercian abbey approximately 3 miles east of Forres in the county of Moray, Scotland.
The abbey was founded in 1150 by King David I and was first colonised by monks from Melrose Abbey. It received its Papal Bull from Pope Alexander III in 1174, and later came under the protection of the Roma Catholic Bishop of Moray in 1187.
The abbey went on to become one of the largest and prosperous religious houses in Scotland, receiving the valuable salmon fishing rights on the River Findhorn from Robert the Bruce in 1312, subsequently renewed by James I and James IV.
During its history the abbey has received many royal visitors, including Edward I in 1303, Edward III in 1336 and Mary Queen of Scots in 1562. The most renowned of the 24 abbots the monastery had was Robert Reid. Reid introduced organised public education, erecting a new public library and other buildings at the abbey. He became Bishop of Orkney in 1541 and, following his death, became the founder and benefactor of Edinburgh University with funds from his estate.
a Cistercian abbey approximately 3 miles east of Forres in the county of Moray, Scotland.
The abbey was founded in 1150 by King David I and was first colonised by monks from Melrose Abbey. It received its Papal Bull from Pope Alexander III in 1174, and later came under the protection of the Roma Catholic Bishop of Moray in 1187.
The abbey went on to become one of the largest and prosperous religious houses in Scotland, receiving the valuable salmon fishing rights on the River Findhorn from Robert the Bruce in 1312, subsequently renewed by James I and James IV.
During its history the abbey has received many royal visitors, including Edward I in 1303, Edward III in 1336 and Mary Queen of Scots in 1562. The most renowned of the 24 abbots the monastery had was Robert Reid. Reid introduced organised public education, erecting a new public library and other buildings at the abbey. He became Bishop of Orkney in 1541 and, following his death, became the founder and benefactor of Edinburgh University with funds from his estate.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 57°38'1"N 3°34'0"W
- Combermere Abbey Estate 520 km
- Coombe Abbey Park and Hotel 596 km
- Site of Biddlesden Abbey 641 km
- Bruern Abbey 652 km
- Forde Abbey 757 km
- Sept-Fons Abbey 1328 km
- Monastery of Our Lady of Calvary 4228 km
- Abbey Trappist Val Notre-Dame 4737 km
- New Melleray Abbey 6006 km
- Mepkin Abbey /Luce Gardens 6173 km
- Runway 08/26 1.8 km
- Kinloss Barracks 2.1 km
- Findhorn Bay 3.1 km
- Grant Park 3.5 km
- Findhorn 3.6 km
- Roseisle Beach 4 km
- Brodie Castle (NTS) 10 km
- Moray Firth 13 km
- Culbin Sands 17 km
- Moray Council 34 km