Description
This drawing shows the ruins of the priory on St Serf's Island in Loch Leven, Fife. A note below the drawing reads, 'The roof fell 1788'. Loch Leven Castle is located on Castle Island, north-east of St Serf's Island. Although St Serfs Island, also known as the Inch, was inhabited by Culdee monks as long as 800 years ago, the ninth century priory was built by monks from St Andrews. Up until the Reformation, the priory was occupied by priors of the Augustinian Order, who had quite a reputation for their literary output. The 'Oryginale Cronykil of Scotland', written by Prior Andrew Wyntoun at the beginning of the fifteenth century, is one such example of the order's erudite endeavours. A ruined chapel is the only remainder of the priory, while the island now forms part of the Loch Leven Nature Reserve.
Collective title: Hutton Drawings > [Volume 2] > Fife
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Image Licence
CC BY 4.0
Image Credit
Courtesy of National Library of Scotland
Location
St Serf's Inch Priory, St Serf's Inch, Loch Leven, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Country
Scotland
Tags
Category
Buildings & Architecture
