Deer Abbey

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
Monastery information
OrderCistercian
Established1219
Disestablished1587
Mother houseKinloss Abbey
DioceseDiocese of Aberdeen
Controlled churchesDeer; Foveran; Kinedward; Peterugie
People
Founder(s)William Comyn, Earl of Buchan
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