Strathclyde - Medieval Abbeys and Monasteries

Ardchattan Priory is Scotland's second oldest inhabited religious house, founded in 1230. Parts of the church and domestic buildings remain. The Priory is located in Ardchattan Garden, on the north shore of Loch Etive.
Ardchattan, Oban, Strathclyde, Scotland, PA37 1RQ

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Crossraguel Abbey is a Cluniac monastery founded in 1244 by Duncan, heir to the Earldom of Carrick. The extraordinary thing about Crossraguel is just how much of the site is still relatively intact; the extensive ruins include the church, chapterhouse, gatehouse, dovecot, cloister and a tall tower house that offers wonderful views over the site from the top.
Maybole, Strathclyde, Scotland, KA19 8HQ

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In AD 563 St Columba, an Irish missionary, established a monastery on the island of Iona, off the Isle of Mull. The monastery became a centre of Celtic Christianity. It was from Iona that St Aidan set out in AD 636 to establish Christianity in Northumbria, and the island's religious significance spread throughout Scotland.
Iona, Isle of Mull, Strathclyde, Scotland, PA76 6SQ

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Heritage Highlight: Magnificent Celtic high crosses

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Most visitors to Iona come to see the historic abbey, founded around 1200 and restored in the 20th century. However, just a short stroll from the ferry quay at Baile Mor stands the ruins of one of the best-preserved medieval nunneries in Britain. The nunnery stands beside the main pilgrim's route from the landing-place at Baile Mor along the 'street of the dead' to St Columba's shrine and the abbey.
Baile Mor, Iona, Strathclyde, Scotland

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Kilwinning Abbey is a Benedictine monastery founded sometime around 1162. A rich, flourishing monastery for 400 years, it once covered several acres. The great west doorway, south wall of the nave and the gable of the south transept are beautifully preserved.
Kilwinning, Strathclyde, Scotland

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The remains of a 14th-century Augustinian priory stand in isolated splendour on the tidal island of Oronsay, which can be reached only by walking across a tidal strait from Colonsay to the north. The medieval priory may stand on the site of a 6th-century monastery established by St Oran. The beautifully preserved remains include the priory church, cloister, chapter house and refectory. The priory may have been founded by John I, Lord of the Isles.
Oronsay, Isle of Oronsay, Strathclyde, Scotland

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Heritage Highlight: Two carved crosses and a superb collection of medieval grave slabs.

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In the mid-12th century, the Kintyre peninsula was occupied by the Norse. During the 1150s the warrior king known to us as Somerled drove the Norse out and established Clan MacDonald as the authority in Argyll. His descendants became known as Lords of the Isles.
B842, Saddell, Argyll and Bute, Strathclyde, Scotland

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Heritage Highlight: Collection of medieval carved grave slabs

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