#restenneth priory

[clancarruthers]

THE MONASTERIES OF SCOTLAND - CLAN CARRUTHERS CCIS

  THE MONASTERIES OF SCOTLAND   PREFACE   Many years ago I became fascinated by the re-introduction of the monastic life in the Church of England having in 1956 read a book by Peter Anson entitled “The Call of the Cloister”. Anson had been a novice in the community of Anglican Benedictines which had been founded in 1896 by one Aelred Carlisle as an attempt to once again establish the Benedictine…

[azvolrien]

Just outside Forfar sits the ruined Restenneth Priory. Frankly there’s not a lot to see there unless you’re really into mediaeval monasteries, but it’s quite peaceful; I used to have my lunch there sometimes if I’d been working at the nearby landfill. There may be a Pictish connection here as well - it’s speculated that, while the remaining buildings are nowhere near old enough, they sit on or near the site of a church built for King Nechtan in the early 8th century - but the evidence is not conclusive.

[churchcrawler]

Restenneth Priory, Angus

near Forfar

[asiwaswalkingallalone]

Restenneth Priory by daedmike https://flic.kr/p/Pj1ETW

[medievalbritain]

Restenneth Priory Angus, Scotland by Mason Taylor/Simon Taylor

Founded in 1153 CE under the patronage of King Malcolm IV (r.1141-1165), Restenneth was once an Augustinian monastery. Over the centuries the number of priests residing here dropped, and by 1606 it was made a secular lordship. Very little of the property remains today – the tower being the most noticeable feature.