A Son of the Rock

Glenluce Abbey, a former Cistercian building, lies a couple of miles or so from the village of Glenluce in Dumfries and Galloway. It is yet another historic site in the region.

Outbuildings:-

Part of Abbey:-

This view shows the rebuilt cloister:-

Which you can also see below:-

Showing Abbot’s “House.” That small buiding to the centre right. It’s tiny inside and he’s supposed to have slept upstairs. The floors have gone and there’s no sign of stairs. He must have needed a ladder.

Arches:-

Night stair:-

Window in arch. Note flower growing from bottom left corner:-

There were plants “climbing” the walls:-