Document record MAB59658 - MONKISHOLME ABBEY
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Summary
Site of alleged Abbey.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NK 1240 4690 (40m by 40m) Location only - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NK14NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Peterhead |
Type and Period (6)
Full Description
Site of alleged Abbey. In the late 18th Century the scant remains of a building were uncovered. These comprised of 'some pieces of very thick wall, vast heaps of slates...the foundations of one large house and a very indifferent spring...called the Abbot's Well. A stone coffin full of bones, the pavement of a court and a monumental stone with figures and letters on it, were lately seen but are now covered with earth'. There is now no trace of an 'Abbey' and the Abbey Well (NK 1245 4690) was filled in many years ago.
Period Notes
Remains found in 1793.
LAING, W, 1793, ACCOUNT OF PETERHEAD, 67 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1050.
PRATT, J. B., 1858, BUCHAN: A TOPOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION, 82 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1410.
NEISH, R, 1950, OLD PETERHEAD, 10 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1267.
EASSON, D, 1957, MEDIEVAL RELIGIOUS HOUSES: SCOTLAND (Bibliographic reference). SAB440.
Author unknown, n.d., BUCHAN OBSERVER, 02/02/88 (Bibliographic reference). SAB113.
Author unknown, n.d., BUCHAN OBSERVER, 18/11/86 (Bibliographic reference). SAB113.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NK14NW6;
- NRHE Numlink: 21237;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NK14NW0005;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/21237 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SAB1050 Bibliographic reference: LAING, W. 1793. ACCOUNT OF PETERHEAD. 67.
- --- SAB113 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. BUCHAN OBSERVER. 18/11/86.
- --- SAB113 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. BUCHAN OBSERVER. 02/02/88.
- --- SAB1267 Bibliographic reference: NEISH, R. 1950. OLD PETERHEAD. 10.
- --- SAB1410 Bibliographic reference: PRATT, J. B.. 1858. BUCHAN: A TOPOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION. 82.
- --- SAB440 Bibliographic reference: EASSON, D. 1957. MEDIEVAL RELIGIOUS HOUSES: SCOTLAND.
Finds (1)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Dec 1 2023 3:23PM
