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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castle of Park and Glenwhan Gardens.
Castle of Park
Building
Photo: John of Reading, Public domain.
The Castle of Park is a 16th-century L-plan tower house near Glenluce, in the historic county of Wigtownshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is a category A listed building. Castle of Park is situated 1 mile south of Glenluce Abbey.
Glenwhan Gardens
Garden
Photo: Billy McCrorie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunragit is a village on the A75, between Stranraer and Glenluce in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. Dunragit is within the parish of Old Luce, in the traditional county of Wigtownshire. Glenwhan Gardens is situated 2 miles west of Glenluce Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glenluce and Dunragit.
Glenluce
Village
Photo: David Baird, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glenluce is a small village in the parish of Old Luce in Wigtownshire, Scotland. It contains a village shop, a caravan park and a town hall, as well as the parish church.
Dunragit
Village
Photo: David Baird, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunragit is a village on the A75, between Stranraer and Glenluce in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. Dunragit is within the parish of Old Luce, in the traditional county of Wigtownshire. Dunragit is situated 2 miles west of Glenluce Abbey.
Castle Kennedy
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Castle Kennedy is a small village 3 miles east of Stranraer in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It is on the A75 road, and is within the civil parish of Inch. Castle Kennedy is situated 5 miles west of Glenluce Abbey.
Glenluce Abbey
- Type: Ruins
- Description: monastery in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
- Categories: monastery, Cistercian monastery, and historic site
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.88976° or 54° 53′ 23″ northLongitude
-4.83151° or 4° 49′ 53″ westInception
~1192Open location code
9C6QV5Q9+W9OpenStreetMap ID
way 258552045OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q670071
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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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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Glenluce Cemetery Extension and Wood of Park.
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