Pluscarden Abbey
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Order | Benedictine |
| Established | c.1230 |
| Disestablished | 1587 |
| Reestablished | 1948 |
| Mother house | Prinknash Abbey (Prev. Val des Choux; Dunfermline Abbey) |
| Dedicated to | Our Blessed Lady, Saint John the Baptist and Saint Andrew |
| Diocese | Diocese of Aberdeen (present) Diocese of Moray (historical) |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | Alexander II of Scotland |
| Important associated figures | Lord Colum Crichton-Stuart |
| Site | |
| Coordinates | 57°36′01″N 03°26′18″W / 57.60028°N 3.43833°W |
Pluscarden Abbey (/ˈplʌskərdən/) is a Catholic Benedictine monastery in the glen of the Black Burn, six miles (ten kilometres) southwest of Elgin, Moray, Scotland. It was founded in 1230 by Alexander II for the Valliscaulian Order.
In 1454, following a merger with the priory of Urquhart, Pluscarden Priory became a Benedictine house. The Scottish Reformation saw the decline of the priory, and by 1680 it was in a ruinous condition. Some work to arrest decay took place in the late 19th century. In 1948, the priory became a house of the Subiaco Cassinese Congregation of Benedictines, and restoration began at the hands of monks from Prinknash Abbey in Gloucestershire. In 1966, the priory received its independence from the mother-house; it was elevated to abbatial status in 1974.