Restenneth Priory , Scotland

[bjproc]

Thanks for sharing. The photos are indeed fascinating, and that's a beautiful locale.

I have two questions: 1) what is a moss? 2) when you say the oldest priory, do you mean monastery?

now-drained Restenneth Moss

1, i'm sure it's a wee hill/mound proturding from marshland, which this used to sit above, now drained, as to the north of it is all marshland. or it's what the marshland was called.

2, a building where monks or nuns live, work and pray (collins dictionary)


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Show us your pics, Show us your kilt pics

oops, just noticed this at the top of the page

[Galician]

2, a building where monks or nuns live, work and pray (collins dictionary)

Thanks for clearing that up. I asked because I do know that monastic communities existed in Scotland over a century before this one was built, so I didn't know if you were using the term in a very technical sense of priory as opposed to monastery. So in that sense, it's not the oldest in Scotland, unless you don't consider Iona to be part of your country.

[Macman]

oops, just noticed this at the top of the page

Thanks for the pics and the descriptions, and don't worry, we like pictures like the ones you posted, with or without kilts!

[starbkjrus]

Thanks for the pics and the descriptions, and don't worry, we like pictures like the ones you posted, with or without kilts!

What he said.

Nice pictures and thanks for sharing them.

[bjproc]

So in that sense, it's not the oldest in Scotland, unless you don't consider Iona to be part of your country.

it's still called a priory, not a monastery, there must be difference somehow (but i don't know how/why) as i'm sure, it's the oldest priory in scotland, as i've heard it a good few times.

heres a link for mare o a read

http://www.angus.gov.uk/history/feat...restenneth.htm

[cessna152towser]

Great pics of yet another historic site worthy of a visit.

[Galician]

it's still called a priory, not a monastery, there must be difference somehow (but i don't know how/why) as i'm sure, it's the oldest priory in scotland, as i've heard it a good few times. heres a link for mare o a read http://www.angus.gov.uk/history/feat...restenneth.htm

Thanks for the link. There is a very technical distinction between monastery and priory, which is why I asked you originally what you meant. Regardless, what I get from the link you posted is that its claim to fame is due to the fact that "the church is one of the very earliest stone buildings in Scotland". That indeed is a real claim to fame!

[Retro Red]

Great photos; any explanation about the face - date, significance, purpose, etc.? Is it an early Scottish predecessor to the "happy face?"
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[bjproc]

Great photos; any explanation about the face - date, significance, purpose, etc.? Is it an early Scottish predecessor to the "happy face?"
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it was the very first smilie. FACT

[bjproc]

Thanks for the link. There is a very technical distinction between monastery and priory, which is why I asked you originally what you meant. Regardless, what I get from the link you posted is that its claim to fame is due to the fact that "the church is one of the very earliest stone buildings in Scotland". That indeed is a real claim to fame!

theres must a difference between an abbey & a priory, i found these in the dictionary

priory
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/priory

abbey
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/abbey

so, i may be right with it being the oldest priory in scotland