Kinloss, Moray
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Founded in 1150 by King David I, extensions and rebuilding over the following centuries allowed Kinloss Abbey to grow to become one of the largest Cistercian monasteries anywhere in Scotland, also accumulating vast wealth and spawning a number of daughter abbeys. It sounds impressive, but decline followed from the 1500s onward, and half a century of demise is a long time. Now set within the village cemetery, only fragments of the abbey have survived to gain an appreciation of its former magnificence, with much of its stone having been reused elsewhere. Indeed, the most impressive aspect to the abbey today is perhaps its extensive website!
Location
O.S. Grid Reference: NJ 066615
GPS coordinates: 57.633797,-3.566461
Bus to Kinloss
Verge parking – don’t block access
Key info
Always open
Free
