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St. Peter’s Seminary is an architectural gem.
The “Keep Out” sign meant what it said.
Standing in a remote Scottish forest, it is unusual to come across gates covered in barbed wire with accompanying signs telling visitors not to enter.
But in a forest near the town of Cardross, that is what bars the entrance to what was once a seminary named St. Peter’s.
The ruins of this former seminary have lain largely abandoned since 1980, when the last seminarians left. The construction of St. Peter’s had only been completed in the 1960s. It began at a time when the Church was experiencing a vocations’ boom throughout the 1950s and early 1960s. The Church in Scotland, as elsewhere, fully expected this trend to continue. In addition, the Catholic population of Scotland, particularly in nearby Glasgow, was growing significantly. Expanding congregations needing more Catholic churches served by a ready supply of priests from seminaries such as St. Peter’s was the anticipated future.
Continued below.
The Abandoned Seminary in the Woods
The “Keep Out” sign meant what it said.
Standing in a remote Scottish forest, it is unusual to come across gates covered in barbed wire with accompanying signs telling visitors not to enter.
But in a forest near the town of Cardross, that is what bars the entrance to what was once a seminary named St. Peter’s.
The ruins of this former seminary have lain largely abandoned since 1980, when the last seminarians left. The construction of St. Peter’s had only been completed in the 1960s. It began at a time when the Church was experiencing a vocations’ boom throughout the 1950s and early 1960s. The Church in Scotland, as elsewhere, fully expected this trend to continue. In addition, the Catholic population of Scotland, particularly in nearby Glasgow, was growing significantly. Expanding congregations needing more Catholic churches served by a ready supply of priests from seminaries such as St. Peter’s was the anticipated future.
Continued below.
The Abandoned Seminary in the Woods
