
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Pluscarden Abbey as Abbey (13th Century), Priory (medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Pluscarden Abbey, founded in the 13th century, was a Cistercian monastery linked to Saint Andrew and known for its role in Scottish religious and cultural life during the medieval period. The site is associated with local traditions of pilgrimage and healing, though specific folklore or miraculous cures connected to the abbey are not widely documented.
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Places near here
Pluscarden Abbey, Burial GroundBurial Ground (period Unknown) · 107 yd
Pluscarden, Paul's BridgeRoad Bridge (period Unassigned) · 265 yd
Pluscarden Abbey, Priory LodgeGate Lodge (19th Century) (1820)-(1821) · 286 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 841 yd
MonaughtyCairnfield (period Unassigned) · 1003 yd
Monaughty WoodForest · 1754 yd
Blackhill WoodWood · 1.2 mi
Burgie CastleTower House (medieval) · 3.2 mi
Hill of MulundyMountain / peak · 3.5 mi
York TowerFort · 3.6 mi
Califer ViewpointViewpoint · 3.6 mi
Meikle HillMountain / peak · 4.4 miOther information
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