Rushen Abbey

Rushen Abbey, a ruined Savignac/Cistercian Abbey built on the banks of the Silverburn River in the village of Ballasalla is situated on the Isle of Man near the town of Douglas.

Today the site is owned by the Isle of Man Government and is run as a Heritage Centre by Manx National Heritage. The site is open to the public from 10.00am to 5.00pm daily between April and October. An entrance fee is payable unless you belong to The Friends of Manx National Heritage, the National Trust, English Heritage, Scottish National Trust or Historic Scotland.

The Abbey was laid out in a fairly conventional way, but does have a very small cloister area. Various archaeological excavations have been undertaken by the Centre for Manx Studies who were brought in by Manx National Heritage to find out more on the abbey, with various artefacts been found including pottery dating back to the 16th century.