Restenneth Priory
Standing 1 km northeast of Forfar, Restenneth Priory is an abbey or priory. The register lists it as a scheduled monument. Within 15 km there are 28 more places to visit, starting with Glamis Castle (10 km).
Abbey or priory near Forfar
Just outside Forfar
Restenneth Priory is 1 km northeast of Forfar. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Forfar has 139 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather through the year
The warmest months in Forfar are July and August, with highs of 19°C.
Restenneth Priory
Articles on it exist in 3 languages.
- Type
- Abbey or priory
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- 1 km northeast of Forfar
- Official site
- portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM90246
Its place on the map
Orange marks Restenneth Priory, and the numbered points match the list of places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Nearby towns
Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.
Forfar
Beyond Restenneth Priory
Around it, within 15 km, lie 28 more, including 4 castles, 2 historic houses and a museum.
Historic houseGlamis Castle10 km away2
MuseumMeffan Institute Museum & Gallery2.8 km away3CastleCastleMelgund Castle7.9 km away4
CathedralBrechin Cathedral14 km away5CastleCastleGuthrie Castle8.1 km away6CastleCastleGardyne Castle9.5 km away7
CastleColliston Castle14 km away8
Historic houseBrechin Castle14 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions people have about Restenneth Priory
Where is Restenneth Priory?
Restenneth Priory is 1 km northeast of Forfar, Angus.
What is Restenneth Priory?
Monastery in Angus, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Restenneth Priory?
July and August are the warmest months in Forfar, with afternoon highs of 19–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Restenneth Priory a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Restenneth Priory?
Within 15 km: Glamis Castle (10 km), Meffan Institute Museum & Gallery (2.8 km), Melgund Castle (7.9 km) and Brechin Cathedral (14 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 (6)
- Restenneth Priory: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glamis Castle: Worldfootage, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Meffan Institute Museum & Gallery: Ewen Rennie, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brechin Cathedral: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colliston Castle: Dominic Dawn Harry and Jacob Paterson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brechin Castle: Kylemunro1, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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