Glenluce Abbey
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.
- Ruin
- …lies at an elevation of 43 feet (13 metres)
- Description: monastery in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castle of Park and Glenwhan Gardens.
Castle of Park
Building
Photo: John of Reading, Public domain.Glenwhan Gardens
Garden
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glenluce and Dunragit.
Dunragit
Village
Castle Kennedy
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Glenluce Abbey
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Latitude
54.88333° or 54° 53′ north
Longitude
-4.83333° or 4° 50′ west
Open location code
9C6QV5M8+8M
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Slovenian—“Glenluce Abbey” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Glenluce Abbey”
- French: “abbaye de Glenluce”
- French: “Abbaye de Glenluce”
- German: “Glenluce Abbey”
- German: “Kloster Glenluce”
- Scots: “Glenluce Aibey”
- Scots: “Glenluice Aibey”
- Slovenian: “Opatija Glenluce”
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Localities in the Area
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Nearby Places
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Dumfries and Galloway: Highlights
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