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Pluscarden Abbey

In or near Elgin.

Pluscarden Abbey — Benedictine monastery in Moray, Scotland, UK.

Pluscarden Abbey

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Pluscarden Abbey is a abbey in highlands. Established 1201. (Benedictine monastery in Moray, Scotland.) Wikipedia notes: "Pluscarden Abbey is a Catholic Benedictine monastery in the glen of the Black Burn, six miles southwest of Elgin, Moray, Scotland. It was founded in 1230 by Alexander II for the Valliscaulian Order.". Coordinates 57.6003°, -3.4383°. Sources are credited at the bottom of this page.

Coordinates
57.6003, -3.4383
Established
1201

Sources

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