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Crossraguel Abbey is a ruined Cluniac monastery situated near Maybole in South Ayrshire, founded in the mid-thirteenth century by the Earl of Carrick. The abbey was dedicated to St. Mary and became one of the most significant monastic establishments in southwest Scotland, accumulating considerable lands and privileges over the medieval period. The surviving remains include substantial stone walls, a tower known as the abbot's tower or keep, and fragments of the church and domestic buildings, reflecting the abbey's former importance and architectural ambition. The site declined following the Scottish Reformation in the sixteenth century, though elements of its medieval fabric have endured to the present day.
Crossraguel Abbey is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90087. View the official record →
Crossraguel Abbey is a ruined Cluniac monastery situated near Maybole in South Ayrshire, founded in the mid-thirteenth century by the Earl of Carrick. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90087.
Crossraguel Abbey is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM90087.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kildoon,fort (2.5 km), Thomaston Castle (3.7 km), Hollowshean Camp,fort (3.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Crossraguel Abbey's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Crossraguel Abbey stands on Lanark Group, bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.