Saddell Abbey
Saddell Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery located in western Scotland. The abbey was established in 1160 by Somerled, Lord of Kintyre, who was killed in 1164.Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saddell Castle and Saddell House.
Saddell Castle
Guest house
Photo: Hchc2009, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saddell Castle is a historic 16th-century castle on the shore of the Kilbrannan Sound near Saddell, Kintyre, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The original castle existed in Somerled's time in the 12th century. Saddell Castle is situated 2,200 feet southeast of Saddell Abbey.
Saddell House
Guest house
Photo: Steve Partridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Saddell House is a guest house, which is situated 2,200 feet east of Saddell Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saddell.
Saddell
Hamlet
Photo: Hchc2009, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saddell is a small Scottish village situated on the east side of the Kintyre Peninsula of Argyll and Bute, overlooking the Kilbrannan Sound and the Isle of Arran, 8 miles from Campbeltown on the B842 road to Carradale.
Saddell Abbey
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: abbey in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Categories: abbey, tourism, ruins, and historic site
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.5319° or 55° 31′ 55″ northLongitude
-5.5117° or 5° 30′ 42″ westElevation
95 feet (29 metres)Open location code
9C7PGFJQ+Q8OpenStreetMap ID
way 255812762OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
11497739Wikidata ID
Q1775890
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Saddell Abbey” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Saddell Abbey”
- French: “abbaye de Saddell”
- French: “Abbaye de Saddell”
- German: “Abaid Shaghadail”
- German: “Kloster Saddell”
- German: “Saddell Abbey”
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