Fort Augustus Abbey, Church, Monastery And School
Fort Augustus Abbey, Church, Monastery And School, Benedictine monastery in Fort Augustus, Scotland
Fort Augustus Abbey stands on the shores of Loch Ness, featuring stone architecture with a central quadrangle and multiple interconnected buildings.
The site transformed from a military fort built in 1729 to suppress Highland Jacobites into a Benedictine monastery established by the 3rd Marquess of Bute in 1876.
The monastery functioned as an independent Catholic institution from 1882, operating directly under the Holy See and maintaining Benedictine traditions in Scotland.
The former abbey complex now houses 97 residential apartments and 12 cottages, incorporating elements of the original monastery within modern living spaces.
The monastery hosted Scotland's largest private heritage exhibition before its closure in 1998, displaying artifacts from its military and religious history.
Location: Highland
Location: Boleskine and Abertarff
GPS coordinates: 57.14460,-4.67661
Latest update: June 6, 2025 16:19
Caledonian Canal
5.2 km
Invergarry Castle
10.8 km
Fort Augustus Abbey
58 m
Glenmoriston
8.8 km
Bridge of Oich
7.1 km
Torgyle Bridge
8.2 km
The Clansman Centre
211 m
Knockie Lodge Hotel
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Invergarry Power Station
10 km
Old Invergarry Bridge
10.5 km
Culachy House, Drive Bridge Over Farm Track
2.3 km
Allt Doe Bridge
2.7 km
Fort Augustus Bridge
287 m
Fort Augustus, Old Bridge
238 m
Invermoriston Old Bridge
8.3 km
Railway Bridge Over Canal Side Road, Fort Augustus
546 m
Caledonian Canal, Fort Augustus to Loch Ness
189 m
Cherry Island, crannog, Inchnacardoch Bay, Loch Ness
1.2 km
Fort Augustus Locks
364 m
Allt Coire Uchdachan Bridge
8.9 km
Allt Doe Bridge
2.7 km
Invermoriston New Bridge
8.3 km
Invermoriston House, Gazebo
8.3 km
Fort Augustus railway bridge
513 m
Fort Augustus Lighthouse
168 m
Ardlachy Bridge
1.7 km
Oich Bridge
7.2 km
Glendoe Reservoir
9.7 kmReviews
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