
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Kilwinning Abbey as Abbey (medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Kilwinning Abbey, located in Ayrshire, Scotland, was a Cistercian monastery founded in the 12th century and dedicated to the Holy Trinity. The site is associated with Saint Serf, a 6th-century Irish monk and missionary, and local tradition links it to healing rituals and pilgrimages, though specific cures or folklore connected to the abbey are not well documented.
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Places near here
Kilwinning, Clock TowerNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 65 yd
KilwinningCarved Stone (period Unassigned) · 85 yd
Kilwinning, AbbeygateNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 85 yd
Mercat CrossMonument · 169 yd
Robert W Service MonumentMemorial · 192 yd
Kilwinning, Dovecot Lane, GasworksGas Works (19th Century) - (20th Century) · 238 yd
Kilwinning, Howgate, Caley HouseHostel (period Unassigned) · 394 yd
Kilwinning, Kilwinning CemeteryCemetery (19th Century) · 628 yd
Eglinton CastleBarrow (prehistoric), Cinerary Urn (period Unassigned) · 1.4 mi
Benslie WoodWood · 2.1 mi
Sevenacres WoodWood · 2.2 mi
Clonbeith CastleCountry House (period Unassigned) · 2.6 miOther information
Photo: Billy McCrorie · CC BY-SA 2.0