Restenneth Priory

Restenneth Priory was founded by Jedburgh Abbey, with the patronage of King Malcolm IV of Scotland, in 1153. Archaeological evidence strongly indicates that there was a monastery at Restenneth from very early times. There is also speculation that Restenneth may even have been the Pictish church dedicated to St Peter (mentioned in Bede) built in 710 for Nechtán mac Der Ilei, King of the Picts.

Augustinian Restenneth was always a small priory. In 1501 there were only two canons and an annual income of £120. The priory was, turned into a secular lordship for Thomas Erskine, Viscount Fentoun, in 1606.


'Cloned cattle' in the foreground - see previous upl.