Fort Augustus Abbey, Fort Augustus

Name: Fort Augustus Abbey
Address: Fort Augustus, United Kingdom

#1 among attractions in Fort Augustus

Top attraction, Monastery

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Fort Augustus Abbey, properly St. Benedict's Abbey, at Fort Augustus, Inverness-shire, Scotland, was a Benedictine monastery, from late in the nineteenth century to 1998 that also housed a school for young boys until 1993. ()

Completed: 1880 (144 years ago)Coordinates: 57°8'41"N, 4°40'34"W

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Fort Augustus United Kingdom

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Fort Augustus Abbey – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Invergarry Castle, Bridge of Oich, Caledonian Forest, Caledonian Canal.

6.7 miSW
Forts and castles, Ruins
Invergarry Castle
172 min walk • Invergarry Castle in the Scottish Highlands was the seat of the Chiefs of the Clan MacDonell of Glengarry, a powerful branch of the Clan Donald.
4.4 miSW
Bridge
Bridge of Oich
112 min walk • The Bridge of Oich is a taper principle suspension bridge, designed by James Dredge, across the River Oich near Aberchalder in Highland, Scotland. The bridge opened in 1854 and was used to take the main road traffic over the river until 1932.
2.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Caledonian Forest
55 min walk • The Caledonian Forest is the ancient temperate rainforest of Scotland. The forest today is a reduced-extent version of the pre-human-settlement forest, existing in several dozen remnant areas.
3.2 miSW
Canal
Caledonian Canal
83 min walk • The Caledonian Canal connects the Scottish east coast at Inverness with the west coast at Corpach near Fort William in Scotland. The canal was constructed in the early nineteenth century by Scottish engineer Thomas Telford.
~1260 ftW
57°8'42"N • 4°40'57"W
Caledonian Canal, Fort Augustus
7 min walk • Body of water, Park, Canal
5.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Glenmoriston
140 min walk • Glenmoriston or Glen Moriston is a river glen in the Scottish Highlands, that runs from Loch Ness, at the village of Invermoriston, westwards to Loch Cluanie, where it meets with Glen Shiel. The A887 and A87 roads pass through Glenmoriston.
~1030 ftW
57°8'41"N • 4°40'53"W
Clansman Centre, Fort Augustus
5 min walk • History museum, Museum, Shopping