Scottish Highlands - Medieval Abbeys
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Beauly Priory was founded by the Valliscaulian order in 1230. The priory church is roofless now, but the walls still stand to their full height in most places, and the ruins are set in lovely grounds and contain 15th-century tombs of the Mackenzie clan.
A862, Beauly, Highlands, Highlands and Islands, Scotland
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Heritage Highlight: 15th century tombs inside the priory church
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Fearn was a religious centre as early as the 5th century, but the present Abbey was founded in the 13th century and was known as The Lamp of the North. The monastic church survives today as the parish church.
Fearn, Black Isle, Highlands and Islands, Scotland
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Heritage Highlight: The oldest Premonstratensian foundation in Britain still in use
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