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Taken 19-Apr-11
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Category:Architecture and Structures
Subcategory:Churches
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Keywords:Action, Aonach Mor, Aonach Mor apartments, Architecture, Building, Canon, Canon 550D, Canon DSLR, Canon T2i, Digital SLR, Doorway, Fort Augustus, Grass, Great Britain, Heritage building, Historic Building, Image, Lightning Rod, Photo, Picture, SLR, Scotland, Scottish Highlands, Sky, St. Benedictine Abbey, Stone, Stone building, The Highland Club, United Kingdom, Window, Windows
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Dimensions5184 x 3456
Original file size8.56 MB
Image typeJPEG
Color spaceProPhoto RGB
Date taken19-Apr-11 15:48
Date modified24-Aug-13 23:28
Shooting Conditions

Camera makeCanon
Camera modelCanon EOS REBEL T2i
Focal length18 mm
Max lens aperturef/3.5
Exposure1/200 at f/9
FlashNot fired, compulsory mode
Exposure bias0 EV
Exposure modeAuto
Exposure prog.Normal
ISO speedISO 100
Metering modeCenter-weighted average
Structure of the Benedictine Abbey at Fort Augustus

Structure of the Benedictine Abbey at Fort Augustus

This is a wonderful building, that was constructed in 1880 as a Benedictine abbey, called the Fort Augustus Abbey. However, in the 1990's, the school that was run as part of the abbey had to be closed and that meant that there was now a shortage of funds. There were a number of measures that were tried, but eventually the abbey was closed and the monks left. Finally, the abbey was converted into self-catering apartments for tourists, now being called the The Highland Club. These self-catering apartments are also called the Aonach Mor apartments, and present a great experience for tourists with large private gardens and at the shore of the lake. The architecture of the building looks incredible, with the shape of the windows and a modern compromise, the lightning rod on top.