Basic Site Details | Name: | Crossraguel Abbey | | Town, district or village: | Maybole | | City or county: | Ayrshire | | Country: | Scotland | | Parish: | Kirkoswald | | Status: | A listed | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | Crossraguel Abbey was founded c1244 by the Earl of Carrick and its ruins still include the church, cloister, chapter house and domestic premises. Restoration work was carried out at the end of thre nineteenth century for the preservation of these ruins
Following upon the principal works which were several years ago carried out for the preservation of the ruins of Crossraguel Abbey, situated midway between Maybole and Kirkoswald, a number of further minor works, with the same object in view, and which have been going on for some time, have now been completed. These additional works, as also the principal portion, have been carried out by Messrs Milligan, builders, Ayr, under the direction of Mr J A Morris, architect, FSA. Scot, Ayr. The abbots' tower at the south-east corner of the abbey, through which runs the small rivulet giving the water power for the driving of the abbey mill, is in a very dilapidated condition, particularly the western wall. Recent excavations at the west end of the nave outside have revealed a fine Gothic arch, filled in with masonry, in which there is a rectangular niche. This arch was a doorway, but why it had been filled up cannot be conjectured. [Building News 25 September 1903 page 407]
| Building Type Classification| The building is classified under the following categories: | | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes |  | Abbey | | |
Events| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1244 | | Foundation stone | | | 1897 | 1899 | Restoration | Consolidation and conservation work |
PeopleDesign and Construction| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | | | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | | Robert Weir Schultz | | | 1897 | | Proposed repairs (unexecuted) | | James Archibald Morris | | B | 1897 | 1899 | Consolidation and conservation work |
ReferencesBibliographic References| The following books contain references to this building: | | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Close, Rob and Riches, Anne | 2012 | The Buildings of Scotland: Ayrshire & Arran | | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | p239 | | Stamp, Gavin | 1981 | Robert Weir Schultz, Architect, and his work for the Marquesses of Bute | | London: The Curwen Press / Mount Stuart | p45 |
Periodical References| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Building News | 25 September 1903 | | | p 407 |
Archive References| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 7589 | | | Mount Stuart | Bute Archives | | 1897 letter book |
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