Kilwinning Abbey, Abbot's House
Monastic Dwelling (Medieval)
Site Name Kilwinning Abbey, Abbot's House
Classification Monastic Dwelling (Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Easter Chaumer
Canmore ID 42114
Site Number NS34SW 6.01
NGR NS 3040 4326
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/42114
- Council North Ayrshire
- Parish Kilwinning
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Cunninghame
- Former County Ayrshire
NS34SW 6.01 3040 4326.
(NS 3040 4326) Abbots House (NR) (Site of)
OS 6" map (1908)
The site of the Abbot's House was pointed out by some old man in the neighbourhood. One, aged between 80 and 90, can remember the building, which, in his early days, was called the 'Easter Chaumer'.
Name Book 1856
No traces of the Abbot's House exist.
Visited by OS (JLD) 13 September 1956
No further information.
Visited by OS (JRL) 27 September 1982.