Fearn Abbey is the most northerly monastic foundation in Scotland. Built in 1238, it housed a Premonstratensian order, also known as White Canons because due to their unbleached wool habits. 

The post-Reformation church that survives today largely dates from reconstruction in 1772. It was rebuilt after being destroyed by lightning in 1742, when the stone-flagged roof collapsed onto the congregation during a Sunday service.