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.
- Ruins
- Description: monastery in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
- Established: ~1192
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castle of Park and Glenwhan Gardens.
Castle of Park
Building
John of Reading, Public domain.
The Castle of Park is a 16th-century L-plan tower… Castle of Park is situated 1 mile south of Glenluce Abbey.
Glenwhan Gardens
Garden
Dunragit is a village on the A75, between Stranraer… Glenwhan Gardens is situated 2 miles west of Glenluce Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glenluce and Dunragit.
Glenluce
Village
Glenluce is a small village in the parish of Old Luce in Wigtownshire, Scotland.
Castle Kennedy
Village
Wikimedia, Public domain.
Castle Kennedy is a small village 3 miles east… Castle Kennedy is situated 5 miles west of Glenluce Abbey.
Glenluce Abbey
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Latitude
54.88976° or 54° 53′ 23″ north
Longitude
-4.83151° or 4° 49′ 53″ west
Open location code
9C6QV5Q9+W9
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OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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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”
Places with the Same Name
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Glenluce Cemetery Extension and Wood of Park.
Nearby Places
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