Fail Monastery

Article summary

Fail Monastery, occasionally known as Failford Abbey, had a dedication to 'Saint Mary', and was located at Fail (NS 42129 28654) on the bank of the Water of Fail, Parish of Tarbolton near the village of Tarbolton, South Ayrshire. Most of the remaining monastery ruins were removed in 1952. The official and rarely used title was House of the Holy Trinity of Failford or the Ministry of Failford.

Key claims

1. date of establishment: 1252 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of foundation: 1252 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of foundation: 1252 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. publication date: 1814 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366508314