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Inverness Dominican Friary is a medieval religious site located on Friars' Street in Inverness. The friary was established during the medieval period as part of the Dominican order's presence in the Scottish Highlands, serving as a centre of religious life and learning for the community. The site is notable for containing an effigy of a knight, which represents the funerary practices and commemoration of secular nobility associated with religious foundations of this era. The remains of the friary, including sculptural elements such as the knight's effigy, form part of the archaeological record of medieval Inverness and testify to the importance of Dominican institutional presence in the town during the later medieval period.
Inverness, site of Dominican friary and effigy of a knight, Friars' Street is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6402. View the official record →
Inverness Dominican Friary is a medieval religious site located on Friars' Street in Inverness. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6402.
Inverness, site of Dominican friary and effigy of a knight, Friars' Street 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 SM6402.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Holme Mains, motte 210m SE of (3.7 km), Prehistoric settlement, north and west of Culduthel Mains Circle (4.1 km), Druid Temple Farm, chambered cairn and stone circle 230m WSW of (4.1 km).
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