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Inchcolm Abbey
Inchcolm Abbey is a medieval abbey located on the island of Inchcolm in the Firth of Forth in Scotland. The Abbey, which is located at the centre of the island, was founded in the 12th century during the episcopate of Gregoir, Bishop of Dunkeld. Later tradition placed it even earlier, in the reign of King Alexander I of Scotland (1107–24), who had taken shelter on Inchcolm when his ship was forced ashore during a storm in 1123. It is said he resided there for three days with the Hermit of Inchcolm.
The Abbey was first used as a priory by Augustinian canons regular, becoming a full abbey in 1235. The island was attacked by the English from 1296 onwards, and the Abbey was abandoned as a result of the Scottish Reformation in 1560. It has since been used for defensive purposes, as it is situated in a strategically important position in the middle of the Firth of Forth. A Latin inscription carved above the Abbey's entrance reads:
Stet domus haec donec fluctus formica marinos ebibat, et totum testudo perambulet orbem
Translated, it has been rendered thus:
"Still may these turrets lift their heads on high,
Nor e’er as crumbling ruins strew the ground,
Until an ant shall drink the ocean dry,
And a slow tortoise travel the world round."
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Inchcolm Abbey
Inchcolm Abbey is a medieval abbey located on the island of Inchcolm in the Firth of Forth in Scotland. The Abbey, which is located at the centre of the island, was founded in the 12th century during the episcopate of Gregoir, Bishop of Dunkeld. Later tradition placed it even earlier, in the reign of King Alexander I of Scotland (1107–24), who had taken shelter on Inchcolm when his ship was forced ashore during a storm in 1123. It is said he resided there for three days with the Hermit of Inchcolm.
The Abbey was first used as a priory by Augustinian canons regular, becoming a full abbey in 1235. The island was attacked by the English from 1296 onwards, and the Abbey was abandoned as a result of the Scottish Reformation in 1560. It has since been used for defensive purposes, as it is situated in a strategically important position in the middle of the Firth of Forth. A Latin inscription carved above the Abbey's entrance reads:
Stet domus haec donec fluctus formica marinos ebibat, et totum testudo perambulet orbem
Translated, it has been rendered thus:
"Still may these turrets lift their heads on high,
Nor e’er as crumbling ruins strew the ground,
Until an ant shall drink the ocean dry,
And a slow tortoise travel the world round."