Abbeys & priories · North West England
Glenluce Abbey
In or near Glenluce.
Glenluce Abbey — monastery in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
Glenluce Abbey is located in the Scottish Lowlands, with the postcode DG8 0AF. Accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.
About
Glenluce Abbey is an abbey, priory, or monastic site in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1101. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "monastery in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 54.8892°, -4.8314°.
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Heritage listing
Glenluce Abbey, near to Glenluce, Scotland, was a Cistercian monastery called also Abbey of Luce or Vallis Lucis and founded around 1190 by Rolland or Lochlann, Lord of Galloway and Constable of Scotland. Following the Scottish Reformation in 1560, the abbey fell into disuse.
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Get an insight into the history of Glenluce Abbey, home to Cistercian monks for 400 years – the last of whom lived out their days here after the Reformation.
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From the Wikipedia article
Glenluce Abbey, near to Glenluce, Scotland, was a Cistercian monastery called also Abbey of Luce or Vallis Lucis and founded around 1190 by Rolland or Lochlann, Lord of Galloway and Constable of Scotland. Following the Scottish Reformation in 1560, the abbey fell into disuse.
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- Coordinates
- 54.8892, -4.8314
- District
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Postcode
- DG8 0AF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Established
- 1101
- Official site
- www.historicenvironment.scot
Sources
- wikidata: Q670071 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Glenluce Abbey (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Glenluce Abbey.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Glenluce Abbey?
- Glenluce Abbey is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode DG8 0AF).
- What is Glenluce Abbey?
- Glenluce Abbey — monastery in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK.
- How do I get to Glenluce Abbey?
- Drivers can use postcode DG8 0AF.
- When was Glenluce Abbey built?
- Built or established in 1101.
- Is Glenluce Abbey a listed building?
- Glenluce Abbey is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- How do I get to Glenluce Abbey?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DG8 0AF. It sits within the Dumfries and Galloway parliamentary constituency.