Old Deer Abbey

Founded in 1219 by William Comyn, Earl of Buchan (the abbey is became his resting place when he died in 1233). The Abbey absorbed the existing Clerici when they moved from Kinloss Abbey. The monks where of the Cistercian order, who believed in austerity which is reflected in the building style. The site has a long history and has been linked with St. Columba and St. Drostan and founded a monastry here, but no records survive of this other than Medieval traditions. The site is also made famous by the Book of Deer one of the most important manuscripts for Scottish imagery and language that exists today.