Cruggleton

Title

Cruggleton

Dates

Founded 12th century

Affiliation

Medieval Diocese

Circary

History

A church which was likely built by the lords of Galloway in the 12th century. By the 15th century, it was in the possession of the Premonstratensian priory of Whithorn.

It was disused by the early modern period. It was rebuilt in the 1890s by the Marquess of Bute.

Status

Church

Bibliography

Radford, Raleigh A. “Cruggleton Church.” Transactions of the Dumfriesshire & Galloway Natural History & Antiquarian Society, Third Series, 28 (1950): 92–95.

Image Credit

Cruggleton Church, 2009. Wikimedia.

Files

Collection

Citation

“Cruggleton,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/1240.

Geolocation

Item Relations

This Item DependentOn Item: Whithorn