Kinloss Abbey
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Kinloss Abbey

Kinloss, Moray, Scotland

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    Kinloss, Moray IV36 3TX Scotland
    Coordinates: 57.63381, -3.56689
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A Cistercian abbey, Kinloss Abbey was founded in 1150 by King David I and was first colonised by monks from Melrose Abbey. It received its Papal Bull from Pope Alexander III in 1174, and later came under the protection of the Bishop of Moray in 1187. The abbey went on to become one of the largest and wealthiest religious houses in Scotland, receiving the valuable salmon fishing rights on the River Findhorn from Robert the Bruce in 1312, subsequently renewed by James I and James IV. Of the 24 abbots the monastery had, Robert Reid. Reid introduced organised education, erecting a new library and other buildings at the abbey. He became Bishop of Orkney in 1541 and, following his death, became the founder and benefactor of the University of Edinburgh with funds from his estate. The abbey was disestablished in 1601.



The remains of the abbey are now located within a graveyard under the care of the local authority.



There are 141 CWGC graves within the graveyard.



A Cistercian abbey, Kinloss Abbey was founded in 1150 by King David I and was first colonised by monks from Melrose Abbey. It received its Papal Bull from Pope Alexander III in 1174, and later came under the protection of the Bishop of Moray in 1187. The abbey went on to become one of the largest and wealthiest religious houses in Scotland, receiving the valuable salmon fishing rights on the River Findhorn from Robert the Bruce in 1312, subsequently renewed by James I and James IV. Of the 24 abbots the monastery had, Robert Reid. Reid introduced organised education, erecting a new library and other buildings at the abbey. He became Bishop of Orkney in 1541 and, following his death, became the founder and benefactor of the University of Edinburgh with funds from his estate. The abbey was disestablished in 1601.



The remains of the abbey are now located within a graveyard under the care of the local authority.



There are 141 CWGC graves within the graveyard.



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