Deer Abbey
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Deer Abbey was a Cistercian monastery in Buchan, Scotland. It was founded by 1219 under the patronage William Comyn, jure uxoris Earl of Buchan, who is also buried there.
Deer Abbey ruins in 2006
Entrance sign to the modern ruins
Main information plaque at the abbey
Pitfour estate
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The Pitfour Estate, in the Buchan area of North-East Scotland, was an ancient barony encompassing most of the extensive Longside Parish, stretching from St Fergus to New Pitsligo. It was purchased in
Deer Abbey
…approximately 70 feet (21 m) by 90 feet (27 m). The Abbey was included in the lands obtained by James Ferguson, Lord Pitfour, and became part of the Pitfour estate in 1766. His son, the third laird, built the 5 metres (16 ft) high enclosing wall in 1809 and used the grounds as an orchard. The four-columned Doric…
A side view of Pitfour House, c. late 19th century
Pitfour House around the late 1800s
Pitfour Chapel in 2013, after modernisation
The stables at Pitfour is a listed building and deemed to be at high risk by Historic Scotland.