Kinloss Monastery
| Kinloss Cistercian Abbey | |
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 Kinloss Monastery |
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| location |
 United Kingdom of Scotland
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| Coordinates: | 57 ° 38 '1.5 " N , 3 ° 34' 2" W |
| Serial number according to Janauschek |
325 |
| founding year | 1150 |
| Year of dissolution / annulment |
1601 |
| Mother monastery | Melrose Monastery |
| Primary Abbey | Clairvaux Monastery |
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Daughter monasteries |
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The Kinloss Abbey ( En : Kinloss Abbey ; Gäl. Abaid Chinn Lois ) is a former Cistercian monastery in Scotland . It is located about five kilometers east of Forres in the Council Area Moray .
history
The monastery was founded in 1150 by the Scottish King David I , who, according to legend, was brought here by a white dove when he got lost in the forest. Kinloss Monastery was a subsidiary of Melrose Abbey , which in turn was a subsidiary of Rievaulx Abbey . Kinloss Abbey was the founding subsidiary of Culross Monastery and Deer Monastery . The abbey was one of the wealthiest monasteries in Scotland; since 1312 she had valuable salmon fishing rights in the Findhorn River. After the Scottish Reformation, the monastery, which was dissolved in 1601, served as a quarry.
Buildings and plant
Little has been preserved of the monastery buildings. There is still a round arched entrance, the arched east end of the church and parts of the abbot's house. The remains are in a public cemetery and are therefore freely accessible.
