Restenneth Priory , Scotland

[JimB]

With ancestors from Forfar, this means a lot.
Thank you!

[Galician]

theres must a difference between an abbey & a priory, i found these in the dictionary

priory
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/priory

abbey
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/abbey

so, i may be right with it being the oldest priory in scotland

There is indeed a difference between an abbey and a priory, greater than that between priory and monastery. That's why I asked my original question. Also the site to which you referred doesn't make that claim, only the one I quoted above.

It is still clearly a beautiful site of great historical value.

[bjproc]

There is indeed a difference between an abbey and a priory, greater than that between priory and monastery. That's why I asked my original question. Also the site to which you referred doesn't make that claim, only the one I quoted above.

It is still clearly a beautiful site of great historical value.

no problems, i may go out there some day and ask them about it. (but, i think it's closed for the winter)

Clergy by vocation

you posted this in another thread, so you'll know more about the differences of an abbey/priory/monastery than me.


also,
there was a ring found in a field close to the priory (after ploughing) by one of the farm workers, which came to the conclusion that a prior/monk (or whatever) dropped when walking to the priory, the crown bought the ring, believed to be a a good few thousand pounds.

[Galician]

Great! Do let me know what they say in that regard.

Are there images of the ring anywhere? I'm curious to know how they determined it to have a monastic connection, since rings would have been forbidden to a monk. Lucky farmer who found it though!!!!

[GMan]

It is always nice to connect to the past. Thanks

[bjproc]

Great! Do let me know what they say in that regard.

Are there images of the ring anywhere? I'm curious to know how they determined it to have a monastic connection, since rings would have been forbidden to a monk. Lucky farmer who found it though!!!!

i dont know why they connected it with a monk/?/? dropping it, but it was in the local paper. there was not a picture of it. i knew the guy that found it, but that was a long time ago when i was young, but, i don't really know him now. i also pal about with the farmers grandson who's land he found it on, so i'll ask him about it.

i'll try and keep you imformed

[Galician]

Thanks! I'll forward to it.

[bjproc]

just a google search and i found this, not sure if it's the same ring

http://www.angus.gov.uk/history/muse...an/default.htm