Glenluce Abbey

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Glenluce Abbey is a ruined 13th-century Cistercian monastery in southwest Scotland, noted for its well-preserved cloister and tranquil rural setting.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Cistercian monastery
ruined monastery
scheduled monument
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle Cistercian architecture
surface form: Cistercian Gothic
category Cistercian monasteries in Scotland
Monasteries in Dumfries and Galloway
Ruined abbeys in Scotland
country Scotland
dedicatedTo Virgin Mary
surface form: Blessed Virgin Mary
disestablishedInCentury 16th century
disestablishedInContext Scottish Reformation
eraOfConstruction High Middle Ages
foundedBy Roland, Lord of Galloway
foundedInCentury 13th century
foundedInYear 1192
governingBody Historic Environment Scotland
hasBuildingMaterial stone
hasCurrentStatus ruin
hasFeature chapter house
church ruins
cloister
domestic buildings
drainage system
hasRemainsOf abbey church
cloister garth
monastic ranges
hasTouristFacilities parking area
visitor information panels
heritageDesignation Scheduled monument
knownFor architectural remains
tranquil rural setting
well-preserved cloister
locatedIn Dumfries and Galloway
Luce Valley
southwest Scotland
surface form: Southwest Scotland
locatedNear Glenluce
Water of Luce
maintainedBy Historic Environment Scotland
motherHouse Dundrennan Abbey
openToPublic true
partOf Scottish monastic heritage
region Galloway
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
religiousOrder Cistercians
surface form: Cistercian Order
usedFor agricultural estate management
monastic life
religious worship

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Dumfries and Galloway council area containsHistoricSite Glenluce Abbey
subject surface form: Dumfries and Galloway