MHG8074 - Fearn Abbey
Summary
Possible site of early C13 abbey
Type and Period (1)
- ABBEY (Medieval - 1058 AD to 1559 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
For another possible location of Fearn Abbey, see NH87NW0001.
Enquiries at Mid Fearn (NH 6314 8744) and elsewhere proved negative; buildings are all modern.
Visited by OS (W D J) 21 May 1963.
Fearn Abbey: said to have been founded by Ferquhard, earl of Ross, at Farne beside Kincardine in Strathcarrin, 1221-2 or c1227 whence abbey was transferred to a site in parish of Tarbat, after which it was called New Fearn. Its mother-church was Whithorn, dedicated to St. Ninian.
D E Easson 1957.
The Abbey stood at Fearn, probably Middle Fearn, where vestiges of its buildings seem to have been visible until the end of C16.
Orig Paroch Scot 1855; Info from 'Chronicle of the Earlis of Ross'
Relics of St. Ninian are said to have been brought N from Whithorn at foundation of Fearn Abbey. NSA 1845.
Sources/Archives (8)
- --- SHG13887 Image/Photograph(s): Fearn Abbey. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG13888 Image/Photograph(s): Fearn Abbey. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG2156 Text/Publication/Volume: Easson, D E. 1957. Medieval religious houses in Scotland: with an appendix on the houses in the Isle of Man. 87.
- --- SHG2597 Text/Publication/Volume: NSA. 1845. The new statistical account of Scotland by the ministers of the respective parishes under the superintendence of a committee of the society for the benefit of the sons and daughters of the clergy. Vol. 14, 440-2.
- --- SHG2670 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1979. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of Easter Ross, Ross and Cromarty District, Highland Region. . 26, No. 220.
- --- SHG342 Text/Publication/Monograph: OPS. 1855. Origines parochiales Scotiae: the antiquities ecclesiastical and territorial of the parishes of Scotland. 2/2. 414-15.
- --- SHG5781 Image/Photograph(s): Fearn Abbey, Ross.. Unknown. .
- --- SHG7746 Image/Photograph(s): Fearn Abbey, spiral in wall. Unknown. .
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 63 87 (80m by 80m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH68NW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | FEARN |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/13863 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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