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Inchaffray Abbey is a medieval Augustinian monastery situated in Perthshire, Scotland, founded in the early twelfth century as a house of canons regular. The abbey occupied a strategic ecclesiastical position in central Scotland and was endowed with substantial lands, making it one of the significant religious establishments of its region during the medieval period. The site preserves remains of the monastic complex, including structural elements that reflect the typical arrangement of a medieval abbey, though much of the original building fabric has been lost to time and subsequent activity. The monastery functioned as both a spiritual and administrative centre until the Scottish Reformation brought about the decline of monastic life in the sixteenth century.
Inchaffray,abbey and early monastic site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3200. View the official record →
Inchaffray Abbey is a medieval Augustinian monastery situated in Perthshire, Scotland, founded in the early twelfth century as a house of canons regular. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3200.
Inchaffray,abbey and early monastic site dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a abbey and early monastic site. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Inchaffray,abbey and early monastic site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM3200.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Bean's Church,Kinkell (6.5 km), Drumtogle, enclosure 300m SE of (7.1 km), Fort, 320m NW of Kinkell Grange (7.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Inchaffray,abbey and early monastic site's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Inchaffray,abbey and early monastic site stands on Strathmore Group, bedrock that formed in the Emsian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.