St. Nicholas Priory Ruins
Tresco Priory is a former monastic settlement on Tresco, Isles of Scilly founded in 946 AD. It was re-founded as the Priory of St Nicholas by monks from Tavistock Abbey in 1114.Photo: Lambert, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Benedictine priory in Tresco, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, England, UK
- Also known as: “Remains of Tresco Priory and Associated Monuments and Attached Walls”, “St Nicholas‘ Priory, Tresco”, and “Tresco Priory”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Valhalla Museum and Tresco Abbey Gardens.
Valhalla Museum
Museum
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tresco Abbey Gardens are located on the island of Tresco in the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom. The 17-acre gardens were established by the nineteenth-century proprietor of the islands, Augustus Smith, originally as a private garden within the grounds of the home he designed and built. Valhalla Museum is situated 340 feet southwest of St. Nicholas Priory Ruins.
Tresco Abbey Gardens
Garden
Photo: Andrewrabbott, Public domain.
Tresco Abbey Gardens are located on the island of Tresco in the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom. The 17-acre gardens were established by the nineteenth-century proprietor of the islands, Augustus Smith, originally as a private garden within the grounds of the home he designed and built. Tresco Abbey Gardens is situated 510 feet northwest of St. Nicholas Priory Ruins.
Tresco Heliport
Heliport
Photo: Cyr, CC BY-SA 2.0 uk.
Tresco Heliport is a heliport located on the island of Tresco, in the Isles of Scilly off the southwest coast of the United Kingdom. The heliport was served by a scheduled helicopter service from 1983 to 2012, and since 2020 a new scheduled service now operates from the new Penzance Heliport. Tresco Heliport is situated 550 feet south of St. Nicholas Priory Ruins.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Grimsby and Old Grimsby.
New Grimsby
Village
Photo: Andrewrabbott, CC BY-SA 3.0.
New Grimsby is a coastal settlement on the island of Tresco in the Isles of Scilly, England. It is located on the west side of the island and there is a quay, as well as a public house, The New Inn, and a small art gallery.
Old Grimsby
Village
Photo: David Lally, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Old Grimsby is a coastal settlement on the island of Tresco in the Isles of Scilly, England. It is located on the east side of the island and there is a quay.
Piper’s Hole
Locality
Photo: Simon Leatherdale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Piper's Hole is a sea cave located on Tresco, an island of the Isles of Scilly. The name Piper's Hole can also refer to another, more minor, sea cave in the Isles of Scilly, located on Penninis Head, St Mary's.
St. Nicholas Priory Ruins
- Categories: priory, monastery ruins, benedictine abbey, and tourism
- Location: Tresco, Isles of Scilly, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
49.94721° or 49° 56′ 50″ northLongitude
-6.33121° or 6° 19′ 52″ westOpen location code
8CXMWMW9+VGOpenStreetMap ID
node 4466175102OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q17678484
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In Other Languages
From German to Italian—“St. Nicholas Priory Ruins” goes by many names.
- German: “St. Nicholas Klosterruine”
- Italian: “priorato di Tresco”
- Italian: “Priorato di Tresco”
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Highlights include Tresco Abbey Gardens and Abbey Pool.
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