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Glenluce Abbey

Open to visitorsa Historic Environment Scotland site — many are free to wander; staffed ones charge and keep set hours

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Glenluce Abbey is one of three abbeys the Albion Guide lists in Dumfries and Galloway. It is looked after by Historic Environment Scotland. The closest station is Stranraer, 12.5 km to the west. Chapel Finian and Kirkmadrine Stones are among the monastic sites within 14.6 km.

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More places to visit near Glenluce Abbey

Photo of Castle of Park, Glenluce, a ruined castle near Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.

Castle of Park, Glenluce

Castle near Stranraer

Castle of Park, castle, Glenluce

1.6 km S

Photo of Glenwhan Gardens, a garden near Dunragit, Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.

Glenwhan Gardens

Garden near Dunragit

Hillside garden overlooking Luce Bay, carved from moorland and warmed by the Gulf Stream.

3.1 km W

Photo along the Southern Upland Way, a long-distance trail running from Portpatrick to Cockburnspath, southern Scotland.Highlight

Southern Upland Way

Scotland's Great Trail

A coast-to-coast crossing of southern Scotland's empty hills, from Portpatrick to the North Sea.

3.2 km NW · Dumfries and Galloway, Scottish Borders & South Lanarkshire

Photo of Sands of Luce, a beach near Port Logan, Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.Highlight

Sands of Luce

Beach near Port Logan

Long golden beach sweeping around the head of Luce Bay at Sandhead.

11.4 km SW

Photo of Mochrum Loch, a loch in Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.

Mochrum Loch

Loch

Cormorants nest inland here in numbers rare for Britain, at this moorland loch in the Machars of Galloway.

13 km SE · Dumfries and Galloway

Photo of Knockinaam Lodge, a restaurant near Portpatrick, Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.Highlight

Knockinaam Lodge

Restaurant · With rooms near Portpatrick

A secluded Victorian lodge in its own cove on the Galloway coast.

17.5 km SW