Name

Rushen Abbey

Description

Cistercian abbey at Ballasalla, founded in 1134 when King Olaf invited Savignac monks to cross from Furness Abbey in Lancashire. The most powerful religious institution on the Isle of Man for four centuries. The Chronica Regum Manniae et Insularum was composed here c.1261. Dissolved by Henry VIII in 1540.

Manx Name / Also Known As

Abban Rosien

Type

Isle of Man

Date

1134–1540