Saddell Monastery
| Saddell Cistercian Abbey | |
|---|---|
 Ruins of Saddell Abbey |
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| location |
 United Kingdom of Scotland
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| Coordinates: | 55 ° 31 '53 " N , 5 ° 30' 40" W |
| founding year | 1207 |
| Year of dissolution / annulment |
before 1473 |
| Mother monastery | Mellifont Abbey |
| Primary Abbey | Clairvaux Monastery |
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Daughter monasteries |
no |
Kloster Saddell ( En : Saddell Abbey ; . Gäl Abaid Shaghadail ) is a former Zisterzienserkloster in Scotland . The name is of Norwegian origin ("sandy dale").
location
The monastery is located in Argyll on the east side of the Kintyre peninsula .
history
The monastery was founded in 1207 by Ragnall (Reginald), son of Somerled , (King of the Hebrides) and was manned by monks from the Irish monastery of Mellifont , which in turn was a subsidiary of Clairvaux Primary Abbey . The monastery was probably already closed during the reign of Jacob IV (1473–1513); the bishops of Argyll occasionally used the title of Commendatabbot from Saddell.
Buildings and plant
The monastery complex is now a cemetery. Historical tombstones are preserved.
literature
- Ian B. Cowan, David E. Easson: Medieval Religious Houses Scotland. With an appendix on the Houses in the Isle of Man. 2nd edition. Longman, London et al. 1976, ISBN 0-582-12069-1 , pp. 77 f.
- DER Watt, NF Shead (Ed.): The Heads of Religious Houses in Scotland from the 12th to the 16th Centuries. Scottish Record Society, Edinburgh 2001, ISBN 0-902054-18-X , pp. 186 f. ( The Scottish Records Society. New Series, Volume 24).
Web links
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