Pluscarden Abbey

Summary

Pluscarden Abbey is a monastery^[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of monastery entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Pluscarden Abbey's religion is recorded as Catholicism^[3].
• Pluscarden Abbey is located in Moray^[4].
• Pluscarden Abbey is located in Elgin^[5].
• Pluscarden Abbey is in the country of United Kingdom^[6].
• Pluscarden Abbey's instance of is recorded as monastery^[7].
• Pluscarden Abbey's Commons category is recorded as Pluscarden Abbey^[8].
• January 17, 1201 marks the founding of Pluscarden Abbey^[9].
• Pluscarden Abbey's religious order is recorded as Benedictines^[10].
• Pluscarden Abbey's OS grid reference is recorded as NJ1420657614^[11].
• Pluscarden Abbey's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 57.600277777778, 'lon': -3.4383333333333}^[12].
• Pluscarden Abbey's heritage designation is recorded as category A listed building^[13].
• Pluscarden Abbey's connects with is recorded as designed landscape at Pluscarden Abbey (Priory)^[14].
• Pluscarden Abbey's associated electoral district is recorded as Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey^[15].
• Pluscarden Abbey's historic county is recorded as Morayshire^[16].

Body

Geography

Pluscarden Abbey is in the country of United Kingdom^[6]. Located in include Moray^[4], a council area^[17], in United Kingdom^[18] and Elgin^[5], a civil parish^[19], in United Kingdom^[20].

Designation and Status

Pluscarden Abbey's instance of is recorded as monastery^[7]. Its heritage designation is recorded as category A listed building^[13]. Its religion is recorded as Catholicism^[3].

History and Context

January 17, 1201 marks the founding of Pluscarden Abbey^[9].

Why It Matters

Pluscarden Abbey ranks in the top 8% of monastery entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21]