Grey Abbey
Grey Abbey is a ruined Cistercian priory in Greyabbey, County Down, Northern Ireland. Currently maintained by the Northern Ireland Environment Agency, it is a monument in state care in the townland of Rosemount, on the eastern edge of the village of Greyabbey in the Ards and North Down local government district.Photo: Shaun Dunphy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Monastery
- Description: ruined Cistercian monastery in Co. Down, Northern Ireland
- Also known as: “Grey Abbey, Down”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mount Stewart.
Mount Stewart
Photo: Ulsterbeef, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Stewart is a 19th-century house and garden in County Down, Northern Ireland, owned by the National Trust. Situated on the east shore of Strangford Lough, a few miles outside the town of Newtownards and near Greyabbey, it was the Irish seat of the Stewart family, Marquesses of Londonderry. Mount Stewart is situated 2 miles northwest of Grey Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Greyabbey and Ballywalter.
Greyabbey
Village
Photo: Aubrey Dale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Greyabbey or Grey Abbey is a small village, townland and civil parish located on the eastern shores of Strangford Lough, on the Ards Peninsula in County Down, Northern Ireland.
Ballywalter
Village
Photo: Michael Parry, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballywalter is a village or townland and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is on the east coast of the Ards Peninsula between Donaghadee and Ballyhalbert. Ballywalter is situated 3 miles east of Grey Abbey.
Kircubbin
Village
Photo: Ronan Magee, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kircubbin is a village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. The village had a population of 1,153 people in the 2011 census. Kircubbin is situated 3½ miles south of Grey Abbey.
Grey Abbey
- Categories: abbey, monastery ruins, building, historic site, and religion
- Location: Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.53672° or 54° 32′ 12″ northLongitude
-5.55507° or 5° 33′ 18″ westOperator
Northern Ireland Environment AgencyOpen location code
9C6PGCPV+MXOpenStreetMap ID
way 670214817OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=monasteryWikidata ID
Q1546151
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Grey Abbey” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Grey Abbey”
- French: “abbaye de Grey”
- French: “Abbaye de Grey”
- German: “Grey Abbey”
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Highlights include Grey Abbey Visitor Centre and St. Saviour’s Church.
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