Deer Abbey
Deer Abbey was a Cistercian monastery in Buchan, Scotland. It was founded by 1219 under the patronage William Comyn, jure uxoris Earl of Buchan, who is also buried there.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Deacon of Pndapetzim, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aberdeenshire Farming Museum and Aikey Brae stone circle.
Aberdeenshire Farming Museum
Museum
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Aberdeenshire Farming Museum is situated 4,200 feet east of Deer Abbey.
Aikey Brae stone circle
Archaeological site
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Aikey Brae is a recumbent stone circle on Parkhouse Hill near Old Deer in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The recumbent stone is about 21.5 tonnes and there are five stones still erected in total. Aikey Brae stone circle is situated 1 mile southwest of Deer Abbey.
Aden Country Park
Park
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Aden Country Park is located in Mintlaw, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, first mentioned in the 10th-century Book of Deer. The park has a caravan area with camping, a small shop, a small cafe near the agricultural museum, a play area, the maintained ruins of Aden House, landscaped gardens, and a barbecue area. Aden Country Park is situated 1 mile east of Deer Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Deer and Stuartfield.
Old Deer
Village
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Old Deer is a parish and village in the district of Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The population in 2011 was 152. The village lies on the A950, beside the Deer or South Ugie Water, 10.1 miles west of Peterhead and 2 miles from Mintlaw.
Stuartfield
Village
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Stuartfield is a small inland village in the Buchan area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated 1.8 kilometres south of Old Deer. It was formerly known as New Crichie, and the name is still used by locals as illustrated by the village association website being crichie.org.
Mintlaw
Village
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Mintlaw is a large village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It lies at the intersection of the A950 and A952 roads, west of Peterhead. The 2001 UK census records a population of 2,647 people. Mintlaw is situated 2 miles east of Deer Abbey.
Deer Abbey
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: ruins in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- Categories: Cistercian monastery, monastery ruins, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.52329° or 57° 31′ 24″ northLongitude
-2.05409° or 2° 3′ 15″ westElevation
164 feet (50 metres)Open location code
9C9VGWFW+89OpenStreetMap ID
node 347758441OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Deer Abbey” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Deer Abbey”
- French: “abbaye de Deer”
- French: “Abbaye de Deer”
- German: “Kloster Deer”
- Russian: “Дирское аббатство”
- Scots: “Deer Aibey”
- Spanish: “Abadia de Deer”
- Spanish: “Abadía de Deer”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Deer Abbey”. Photo: Deacon of Pndapetzim, Public domain.