Important Scottish Religious Buildings

Arbroath Abbey, Declaration of Independence.
Dunkeld Cathedral, leading the early church in Scotland.
Melrose Abbey, earliest Cistercian monastery in Scotland.
St Andrews Cathedral, largest built in Scotland.
The Cathedral of The Isles, smallest Scottish Cathedral.
Whithorn Priory, founded the middle of the 12th century.
Glasgow Cathedral, oldest complete Scottish cathedral.
Burntisland Parish Church, important in Scottish history.
Pluscarden Abbey, oldest used for its original purpose.
Nunraw Abbey, only Post-Reformation Cistercian.
Croick Church, figured prominently in the Clearances.
St Magnus Cathedral, most northerly cathedral of Britain.
Samye Ling, first Buddhist Monastery built in Scotland.
Iona Abbey, originally a medieval Benedictine foundation.
Dunfermline Abbey, original Benedictine priory.

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