Fidra
Title
Fidra
Also Known As
Elbottle, Fetheray, Fidrey, Fiodra
Dates
Founded by 1165; Premonstratensian from ca. 1220; dissolved ca. 1240
Dedication
Nicholas
Affiliation
Medieval Diocese
Circary
History
In ca. 1220, William de Vaux, lord of Dirleton, granted the island of Fidra to Dryburgh abbey. The existing chapel of St. Nicholas on Fidra became a cell dependent on Dryburgh. It was a short-lived foundation, dissolved ca. 1240.
The island of Fidra is now an uninhabited nature reserve.
The island of Fidra is now an uninhabited nature reserve.
Status
Cell
Reference
Image Credit
Fidra Island, 2006. Wikimedia.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Fidra,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/819.