Today, Pluscarden has a community of 15 Benedictine monks, some of whom hail from Nigeria, Australia, East Africa, Poland, England, and New Zealand. The abbey still receives vocational applications.

Pluscarden Abbey, at Elgin in Moray — the nearest town is Inverness — was founded by Benedictine monks from Val-des-Choux, Burgundy, in the 13th century.As you read this, teams of young ...

Monks at Pluscarden Abbey in Moray warn ... Preliminary options for a new stretch of the A96 road between Forres and Fochabers run close to their retreat near Elgin. Transport Scotland said it ...

Pluscarden Abbey monks say a planned extension to the A96, between Forres and Fochabers, threatens their way of life.

Father Giles Conacher lights a candle in the lady chapel at Pluscarden Abbey on in Elgin, Scotland. Monks at Abbey which owes its foundation to King Alexander II of Scotland in the year 1230, are ...

Located in a quiet glen near Elgin in the Moray region of Scotland, Pluscarden Abbey stands as a significant historical and religious site. Founded in the 13th century, it holds a unique ...

Pluscarden Abbey, near Elgin, is the only medieval monastery in Britain inhabited by monks and used as a place of worship. It is home to 22 Benedictines. They range in age from their twenties to ...

A PILGRIMAGE is retracing the steps of monks who travelled from France to the north of Scotland almost 800 years ago. All Sections. ... 1,300-mile pilgrimage to monks' Moray Abbey nearing the end.

Edinburgh, Scotland, Oct 14, 2024 / 06:00 am. In northeast Scotland, six miles southwest of Elgin in Moray, stands Pluscarden Abbey, the northernmost Benedictine abbey in the world.

Monks at Pluscarden Abbey in Moray warn ... Preliminary options for a new stretch of the A96 road between Forres and Fochabers run close to their retreat near Elgin. Transport Scotland said it ...

Video caption, Pluscarden Abbey monks say a planned extension to the A96, between Forres and Fochabers, threatens their way of life Monks at Pluscarden Abbey in Moray are warning their peaceful ...