Abbeys & priories · Scottish Highlands
Inverkeithing Museum
Inverkeithing Museum in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
About
Inverkeithing Museum is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Inverkeithing Friary, formally known as the Hospitium of the Grey Friars, is a 14th-century friary building and gardens located Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland. The surviving friary building is considered to be the finest remaining example of a medieval friary building in Scotland. The building was restored in the 1930s and is now a Category A listed historic site by Historic Environment Scotland. The building now features as a focal point on the Fife Pilgrim Way, a long-distance footpath commemorating the journey of pilgrims through Fife during the medieval era. It is now used as a community centre.
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Background
History
The friary could date from the late 13th century, with a charter in 1268 mentioning the building of a church and convent for the Franciscans. It may have been founded by Philip Mowbray, Lord of Barnbougle on the opposite shore of the Forth. There are no further mentions of the friary until 1384, but at the time, it would have been a thriving hub for pilgrims to Dunfermline and St Andrews, comprising accommodations, cloisters, storage cellars, and a chapel. The friary was sold to a private buyer in 1559 during the Scottish Reformation and remodeled into a tenement.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 56.0298, -3.3984
- Address
- Queen Street, Inverkeithing
- Established
- 1385
Sources
- wikidata: Q17569474 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Inverkeithing Friary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Inverkeithing Museum?
- Inverkeithing Museum is in Scottish Highlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 56.0298°, -3.3984°.
- When was Inverkeithing Museum built?
- Inverkeithing Museum dates to 1385.