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Kilwinning 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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Kilwinning Abbey is an abbey in North Ayrshire. It is the only abbey the Albion Guide charts in the county. The site is in the care of Historic Environment Scotland. The nearest railway station, Kilwinning, is under a kilometre away.

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