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near Elgin to establish the new monastery. The old religious community was probably absorbed by the new foundation, which was dedicated to the
Blessed Virgin. Deer Abbey was always a small community, with never more than 15 monks at any one time. The history of the abbey after the 1210s is obscure
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Cistercian abbey of New Deer about two miles westward of the old foundation, granting to the new abbey a portion of the lands of Old Deer, the rest going to the maintenance of a parochial church. William brought Cistercian monks from
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had the site cleared and used the stones from the Abbey building to have a mausoleum constructed in which to bury his daughter when she died aged 21 years in 1851. The only other person buried in the mausoleum was
Ferguson's mother-in-law.
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portico was taken from an earlier mausoleum. He also discovered some of the graves but did not disturb them. The
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remain, approximately 70 feet (21 m) by 90 feet (27 m).
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Mershman, Francis. "Abbey of Deer." The
Catholic Encyclopedia
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428:"Deer Abbey", Historic Environmental Scotland
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150:William Comyn, jure uxoris Earl of Buchan
1213:Former Christian monasteries in Scotland
571:Ian B. Cowan and David E. Easson (1976)
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506:. Buchan Field Club. pp. 83–84.
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1198:Tourist attractions in Aberdeenshire
573:Medieval Religious Houses: Scotland
561:. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
503:Pitfour: "The Blenheim of the North"
287:Main information plaque at the abbey
27:Ruins in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
480:The Little History of Aberdeenshire
112:Deer; Foveran; Kinedward; Peterugie
1218:Buildings and structures in Buchan
1188:1587 disestablishments in Scotland
1163:Cistercian monasteries in Scotland
551:Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "
291:There is considerable evidence of
239:Roman Catholic Diocese of Aberdeen
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279:Entrance sign to the modern ruins
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260:Alexander Comyn, Earl of Buchan
255:William Comyn, Lord of Badenoch
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591:Catto Long Barrow fieldnotes
215:James Ferguson, Lord Pitfour
152:, who is also buried there.
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442:McKean, Charles (1990).
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303:slightly to the south.
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1050:Latter day foundations
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271:Antiquities
231:fifth laird
223:third laird
195:) in 1587.
193:Lord Altrie
71:Established
1142:Categories
1115:2°3′14.5″W
1112:57°31′24″N
1040:Deer Abbey
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829:Deer Abbey
798:Whinnyfold
743:Auchnagatt
658:Cruden Bay
319:River Ugie
293:prehistory
227:pedimented
178:and Saint
138:Cistercian
134:Deer Abbey
122:Founder(s)
65:Cistercian
40:Deer Abbey
778:New Leeds
768:Longhaven
763:Inverugie
708:St Fergus
698:Peterhead
208:cloisters
200:cruciform
32:Dear Abby
1025:Rievaulx
964:Rievaulx
936:* (1150)
913:Rievaulx
783:Old Deer
713:Strichen
703:St Combs
688:New Deer
673:Longside
307:See also
166:notitiae
146:Scotland
1083:Ireland
1071:David I
997:Cîteaux
849:Rattray
683:Mintlaw
653:Crimond
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391:3 April
249:Burials
204:piscina
180:Drostan
176:Columba
156:History
98:Diocese
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