Torphichen Preceptory

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Torphichen Preceptory is a historic medieval monastic site in Scotland that served as the headquarters of the Knights Hospitaller.

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Torphichen Preceptory canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Knights Hospitaller preceptory
medieval monastic site
religious house
associatedWith Crusades
Order of Saint John
surface form: Order of St John of Jerusalem
country Scotland
currentUse historic site
place of worship
foundedBefore 1168
foundedBy Knights Hospitaller
foundedInCentury 12th century
governingBody Historic Environment Scotland
hasArchitecturalStyle Gothic architecture
Romanesque architecture
hasFeature medieval grave slabs
tower
transeptal church plan
hasPart chapter house
church
cloister
domestic ranges
headquartersOf Knights Hospitaller
surface form: Knights Hospitaller in Scotland
heritageDesignation Category A listed building
Scheduled monument
historicalEra Middle Ages
locatedIn Central Lowlands of Scotland
Torphichen
West Lothian
material stone
near Bathgate
notableFor being the only known Hospitaller preceptory in Scotland
role as Scottish headquarters of the Knights Hospitaller
openToPublic true
ownership Crown (historic monument)
region Lowlands
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
religiousOrder Knights Hospitaller
usedFor administration of Hospitaller estates
hospitality to pilgrims and travellers
religious services

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

West Lothian containsLandmark Torphichen Preceptory
Torphichen notableFor Torphichen Preceptory
Torphichen hasReligiousSite Torphichen Preceptory