Ancient university

The ancient universities are British and Irish medieval universities and early modern universities founded before the year 1600. Four of these are located in Scotland, two in England, and one in Ireland. The ancient universities in Britain and Ireland are amongst the oldest extant universities in the world.

This article is about the oldest universities in Britain and Ireland. For ancient centres of higher education around the world, see Ancient higher-learning institutions.
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