Ardchattan Priory
Ardchattan Priory is a monastery buildings later used as a house, in Argyll and Bute. This one stands 12 km northeast of Oban. It is protected as a scheduled monument.
Abbey or priory near Oban
Near Oban
Ardchattan Priory is 12 km northeast of Oban. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Oban has 77 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The best months to visit
For warmth in Oban, choose July and August (18°C).
Ardchattan Priory
Articles on it exist in 4 languages. Around it, within 15 km, lie 15 more places, Dunstaffnage Castle (8.8 km) first on our list.
- Type
- Abbey or priory
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- 12 km northeast of Oban
- Official site
- ardchattan.co.uk
Getting to Ardchattan Priory
Use the numbers to match each place near Ardchattan Priory with the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
The nearest towns
Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.
Oban
What else is near Ardchattan Priory
Among the 15 within 15 km are 5 castles and 3 cathedrals.
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandDunstaffnage Castle8.8 km away2CastleCastleCastle Stalker13 km away3CathedralCathedralSt Columba's Cathedral12 km away4
CathedralSt John's Cathedral12 km away5CastleCastleBarcaldine Castle8.4 km away6
CastleDunollie Castle12 km away7CathedralCathedralSt Moluag's Cathedral, Lismore14 km away8CastleCastleCastle Coeffin15 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
What people ask about Ardchattan Priory
Where is Ardchattan Priory?
Ardchattan Priory is 12 km northeast of Oban, Argyll and Bute.
What is Ardchattan Priory?
Monastery buildings later used as a house, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Ardchattan Priory?
July and August are the warmest months in Oban, with afternoon highs of 18–18°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Ardchattan Priory a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Ardchattan Priory?
Within 15 km: Dunstaffnage Castle (8.8 km), Castle Stalker (13 km), St Columba's Cathedral (12 km) and St John's Cathedral (12 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Dunstaffnage Castle: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St John's Cathedral: Andrew Abbott, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunollie Castle: George Reid, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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