Crossraguel Abbey
📍 South Ayrshire, Scotland
About
The Abbey of Saint Mary of Crossraguel is a ruin of a former Cluniac abbey near the town of Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Although it is a ruin, visitors can still see the monks’ church, cloister and dovecote.
Founded in 1244 by Duncan, 1st Earl of Carrick, with monks from Paisley Abbey after a legal dispute over funding. The Cluniac Black Monks built an extensive complex including church, cloister, and dovecote. Disestablished in 1617. Unusually well-preserved for a Scottish abbey, with substantial structures still standing. Managed by Historic Environment Scotland.
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