The history of the monastic settlement and the chapel of Saint Mary (NS 4080 5032) at the Thurgartstone is a parallel example to the Chapel Hill site at Chapeltoun, where a Christian centre was established to supplant the pagan significance of the site. Monastic cells, a chapel and a graveyard are all lost to view, constructed by the monks of Kilwinning, only the name 'Saint Mary's' given to the nearby 'modern' dwellings, built on the site of the chapel record past significance. Chapelhouse Farm is located beside the road nearby.
The history of the monastic settlement and chapel at Thurgartstone, a parallel example to the Chapel Hill site at Chapeltoun, where a Christian center was established to replace the pagan significance of the site. Monastic cells, a chapel, and a graveyard are all lost to view, constructed by the monks of Kilwinning, only the name 'Saint Mary's' given to the nearby 'modern' dwellings built on the site of the chapel record past significance. Chapelhouse Farm is located beside the road nearby.