Moray HER - NJ15NW0006 - PLUSCARDEN ABBEY

Period Details

Period	Order	Probability	Radiocarbon Dates
Medieval (1100 - 1560 AD)	A	100	1400 AD - 1630 AD
Post-Medieval (from 1560 AD)	B	100
Medieval (1100 - 1560 AD)	D	100	1300 AD - 1490 AD
Modern (1900 - 2050)	C	100
13th Century	E	100
14th Century	F	100
15th Century	G	100
16th Century	H	100
17th Century	I	100
18th Century	J	100
19th Century	K	100
20th Century	L	100

Period Notes

Founded in 1230 or 1231. The nave partially built and burned by Wolf of Badenoch in 1390. By 1454 it was in decline with only 6 monks. The Porter's Lodge dates to 1820-1. Repairs or works were carried out sometime before c.1854. Excavation, consolidation and partial restoration took place in 1898-1900, with further work before 1960. The Bute family gifted the abbey to the Benedictines of Prinknash in 1948, and restoration took place in 1967-1996. It has changed various times since 1594. Calibrated Date(s): 1300 to 1490 AD (GU-2983); 1400 to 1630 AD (AA-8792). It was designated on 26/01/1971.

Architect Details

James McBride, architect 1820; Mackenzie & Matthews, architectural practice c.1854; John Kinross, architect 1898-1900; Ian Gordon Lindsay, architect c.1960; Cunningham Jack Fisher Purdom, architectural practice; William Murray Jack, job architect 1967-96. William Murray Jack (born 10 October 1921) took an active role in the work of the National Trust for Scotland, the East Neuk Preservation Society and advised on the restoration of Pluscarden Priory in Morayshire. John Kinross (born 3 July 1855). During the 1890s, two-thirds of Kinross's work came from the Marquess, including the major restorations at Falkland Palace, the Augustinian Priory, St Andrews, Pluscarden Abbey, and Greyfriars Church and Convent in Elgin, where he demonstrated his command of the issues in the current Restoration Debate and perceived 'best practice' of the time.