Visited by the Coach Trip on Saturday, 15th May.

Historical Re-enactments by Black Raven Living History between 2:30 and 4:00 pm

1216
Founding of the Abbey with Duncan Earl of Carrick handing over rights to the land along with the churches of Dailly, Straiton and Kirkoswald, to the monks (Abbot) on the understanding that a daughter Abbey be founded here from Paisley.

As a result of the above only a small oratory was founded as Paisley did not want to lose the revenue from the attached churches

1244
A dispute is brought before Bishop William in the Episcopal Court at Glasgow when he rules that a Cluniac Monastery should be founded at Crossraguel and endowed with all Paisley’s possessions in Carrick as Earl Duncan had intended.

Links:

• Historic Scotland
• Aerial photograph at ScotlandsPlaces, and another
• Maybole town website
• Baltersan Castle