Abbeys
in Ross and Cromarty.

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Ross and Cromarty

Red sandstone of the bishops of Ross.

The medieval church left its mark on Ross and Cromarty in warm sandstone. In the middle of Fortrose, the ruin of the cathedral of the bishops of Ross stands in a quiet green square shaded by old trees. Its tall pointed arches, fine vaulting and fragments of window tracery hint at how grand the whole building once was. Out on the farmland of the Tarbat peninsula, the abbey church at Hill of Fearn goes back to the 1200s and is still the parish church, with roofless aisles and old gravestones around it. Bring a picnic for the square in Fortrose.

From our guide16 hours ago

Fortrose Cathedral.

In a leafy square in the middle of Fortrose stand the red sandstone remains of the cathedral of the bishops of Ross. The bishops moved here from Rosemarkie around 1235, and the undercroft of their chapter house survives from then. Most of what stands is the south aisle and chapel, added in the late 1300s, with a bell tower beside them. What remains is beautiful, with fine stone vaulting and traces of window tracery that hint at the whole. It is free to wander in, and the square is a quiet place to sit with a coffee from the High Street.

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Abbey of the day12 hours ago

Fearn Abbey.

A medieval abbey church near Hill of Fearn, founded by the Earl of Ross in 1225 and still a parish church, with roofless aisles.

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