Abbey or priory · Kilwinning · North Ayrshire

Kilwinning Abbey

Among the sights of Kilwinning is Kilwinning Abbey. Another 5 places to visit lie within 5 km. It is on the official list as a scheduled monument.

Photo: Kilwinning Abbey, Bubobubo2 (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Kilwinning

inside the locality

How well known

Top 18%

#1,466 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 18–19°C

In brief

Abbey or priory in Kilwinning

Inside Kilwinning

Kilwinning Abbey is inside Kilwinning’s locality, with 5 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Kilwinning has 7 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Warm months and wet ones

In Kilwinning the warm season is June to August, with highs of 18–19°C.

Jan8° / 2°124 mm

Feb8° / 2°96 mm

Mar10° / 3°90 mm

Apr12° / 5°68 mm

May16° / 7°70 mm

Jun18° / 10°76 mm

Jul19° / 12°92 mm

Aug19° / 11°108 mm

Sep17° / 10°98 mm

Oct13° / 7°132 mm

Nov10° / 4°127 mm

Dec8° / 2°130 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Kilwinning, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Kilwinning. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Kilwinning’s full climate →

About

Kilwinning Abbey

Wikipedia covers it in 6 languages. For a second stop, Eglinton Castle is 2.1 km away.

Kilwinning’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Abbey or priory
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 6 languages
Town: in Kilwinning

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Its place on the map

Spot Kilwinning Abbey in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

Towns near it

Nearby towns

The most populous of the 8 is Irvine, at 34,005. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

1 · It’s in town

Kilwinning

16,224 people · 10 places to visit

2 · 2 km southeast of it

Irvine

34,005 people · 11 places to visit

3 · 2.3 km west of it

Stevenston

8,658 people · 11 places to visit

4 · 4.1 km west of it

Saltcoats

12,171 people · 7 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Kilwinning Abbey is	People	Places to visit
Kilwinning	It’s in town	16,224	10
Irvine	2 km southeast of it	34,005	11
Stevenston	2.3 km west of it	8,658	11
Saltcoats	4.1 km west of it	12,171	7
Dalry	6.2 km north of it	5,274	1
Ardrossan	7 km west of it	10,338	6
Dreghorn	7.1 km southeast of it	3,362	7
Dundonald	11 km southeast of it	2,579	4

Make a day of it

Pair Kilwinning Abbey with these

Also close at hand are 6 castles and 2 museums, among 24 within 15 km.

CastleEglinton Castle2.1 km away 2

CastleKerelaw Castle3.4 km away 3

CastleArdrossan Castle7.1 km away 4

MuseumDalgarven Mill Museum of Country Life and Costume2.7 km away 5

MuseumScottish Maritime Museum5.1 km away 6

CastleDundonald Castle11 km away 7

CastleDean Castle14 km away 8

CastleLaw Castle11 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

A visit to Kilwinning Abbey: questions

Where is Kilwinning Abbey?

Kilwinning Abbey is in Kilwinning, North Ayrshire, inside the town’s locality.

What is Kilwinning Abbey?

Monastery in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK.

When is the best time to visit Kilwinning Abbey?

June to August are the warmest months in Kilwinning, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Kilwinning Abbey a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Kilwinning Abbey?

Within 15 km: Eglinton Castle (2.1 km), Kerelaw Castle (3.4 km), Ardrossan Castle (7.1 km) and Dalgarven Mill Museum of Country Life and Costume (2.7 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Kilwinning Abbey: Bubobubo2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Eglinton Castle: Rosser1954 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Kerelaw Castle: Rosser1954 - Roger Griffith, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Ardrossan Castle: TravisNygard, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dalgarven Mill Museum of Country Life and Costume: Rosser1954 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Scottish Maritime Museum: Rosser1954 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Dundonald Castle: Derek Ferris, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dean Castle: Fraser Sutherland, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Law Castle: David Neale, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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