This is a list of buildings which are examples of Gothic architecture, either their totality or portions thereof; examples of Gothic Revival architecture have been excluded. This list is separated into regions relating to the borders and dominant powers during the period of when these buildings were constructed (as opposed to modern ones), however, these are subdivided into nations according to modern borders.
Note: Buildings in bold have either been designated as UNESCO World Heritage Sites or are part of one.
British Isles
Republic of Ireland All of the following existing Gothic buildings are either national monuments or national architectural heritage. ImageBuildingPlaceTypeDateNotesAdare PrioryAdareDomestic Religiousc.1260–1633Also known as Adare Friary, as Adare Augustinian Friary, and as Adare Augustinian Priory. Formerly known as the Black Abbey. The remaining buildings are known as St Nicholas' Church of Ireland Parish Church and St Nicholas' National School.
The cloisters are in ruins.Ardfert AbbeyArdfertDomestic Religious13th–16th centuriesRuins.Ardfert CathedralArdfertReligious12th–15th centuriesAlso known as the Cathedral and Monastery of St Brendan. Ruins.Askeaton AbbeyAskeatonDomestic Religious14th–15th centuriesAlso known as Askeaton Friary. Ruins.Athassel PrioryGoldenDomestic Religious12th–16th centuriesAlso known as the Priory of St Edmund, King and Martyr. Ruins.Athenry AbbeyAthenryDomestic Religious13th–15th centuriesAlso known as the Priory Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Athenry and as Athenry Priory. Ruins.Athenry CastleAthenryDomestic Militaryc.1235–1250Ballinskelligs AbbeyBallinskelligsDomestic Religious15th centuryAlso known as St Michael's Priory and as Ballinskelligs Priory. Ruins.Ballybeg PrioryButtevantDomestic Religious13th–16th centuriesAlso known as St Thomas's Priory, as the Abbey of St Thomas, and as Ballybeg Abbey. Ruins.Baltinglass AbbeyBaltinglassDomestic Religious1148–14th centuryRuins.Bective AbbeyBectiveDomestic Religious13th–16th centuriesRuins.Black AbbeyKilkennyDomestic Religious13th–14th centuriesAlso known as the Church and Priory of the Most Blessed Trinity and as Holy Trinity Priory.Boyle AbbeyBoyleDomestic Religious12th–16th centuriesRuins.Burriscarra AbbeyCarnaconDomestic Religious13th–15th centuriesRuins.Burrishoole FriaryCounty MayoDomestic Religious15th centuryAlso known as St Mary's Priory and as Burrishoole Priory. Ruins.Buttevant Franciscan FriaryButtevantDomestic Religious13th centuryRuins.Cahir AbbeyCahirDomestic Religious12th–16th centuriesAlso known as the Priory of St Mary in Cahir. Ruins.Callan Augustinian FriaryCallanDomestic Religious15th centuryRuins.Carlingford PrioryCarlingfordDomestic Religious14th centuryAlso known as the Dominican Priory of St Malachy, as Carlingford Abbey, and as Carlingford Friary. Ruins.Castledermot AbbeyCastledermotDomestic Religious13th–16th centuriesAlso known as Castledermot Friary. Ruins.Castlelyons FriaryCastlelyonsDomestic Religious14th centuryRuins.Christ Church CathedralDublinReligious12th–19th centuriesAlso known as the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity and as the Cathedral of the United Dioceses of Dublin and Glendalough and Metropolitan Cathedral of the United Provinces of Dublin and Cashel. Includes the surviving portions of St Michael's Church, most notably the tower.Clare AbbeyClarecastleDomestic Religious12th centuryAlso known as the Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul. Ruins.Clare Island AbbeyClare IslandDomestic Religiousc.1460Also known as Saint Brigid's Abbey. Partially in ruins.Claregalway FriaryClaregalwayDomestic Religious13th centuryRuins.Clonfert CathedralClonfertReligious12th centuryAlso known as the Cathedral Church of St Brendan.Clontuskert AbbeyBallinasloeDomestic Religious1404–1471Also known as the Priory of St Mary and as Clontuskert Priory. Ruins.Cloyne CathedralCloyneReligious1250–c.1270Also known as St Colman's Cathedral.Collegiate Church of St Peter and St PaulKilmallockReligious1241–1420Also known as Kilmallock Collegiate Church. Ruin.Cong AbbeyCongDomestic Religious13th centuryRuins.Corcomroe AbbeyBallyvaughanDomestic Religious13th–16th centuriesAlso known as the Abbey Church of Saint Mary of the Fertile Rock. Ruins.Creevelea AbbeyDromahairDomestic Religious16th centuryAlso known as Dromahair Friary. Ruins.Derrynaflan ChurchLittletonReligious11th–13th centuriesRuins. Discovery site of the Derrynaflan Hoard.Donegal FriaryDonegalDomestic Religious15th centuryAlso known as Donegal Abbey. Ruins.Dromiskin MonasteryDromiskinDomestic Religious6th–15th centuriesRuins.DrumacooBallinderreenReligious6th–13th centuriesRuins.Drumlane PrioryDrumlaneDomestic Religious6th–16th centuriesAlso known as the Priory Church of Saint Mary and as Drumlane Abbey. Ruins.Duiske AbbeyGraiguenamanaghDomestic Religiousc.1207–14th centuryAlso known as Graiguenamanagh Abbey.Dunbrody AbbeyDunbrody, WaterfordDomestic Religious13th–15th centuriesRuins.Dunmore AbbeyDunmoreDomestic Religious15th centuryRuins.Ennis FriaryEnnisDomestic Religious13th centuryRuins.Errew AbbeyCastlehillDomestic Religious12th–15th centuriesRuins.Ferns CathedralFernsReligious13th–16th centuriesAlso known as the Cathedral Church of St Aidan. Ruins.Grange AbbeyDonaghmedeDomestic Religious13th–14th centuriesRuins.Hill of SlaneSlaneDomestic Religious–Ruins. Includes a number of sites and buildings.Holy Cross AbbeyHolycrossDomestic Religious13th centurySome of the buildings are in ruins.Hore AbbeyCashelDomestic Religious13th centuryAlso known as Hoare Abbey and as St Marry's. Ruins.Jerpoint AbbeyThomastownDomestic Religious12th centuryRuins.Kells PrioryKellsDomestic Religious12th–16th centuriesRuins. Not to be confused with the Abbey of Kells.Kilconnell AbbeyKilconnellDomestic Religious15th centuryAlso known as Kilconnell Monastery or as Kilconnell Friary. Ruins.Kilcooly AbbeyGortnahoeDomestic Religious12th–16th centuriesAlso known as the Abbey of St Mary the Virgin and St Benedict. Ruins.Kilcrea FriaryOvensDomestic Religious15th centuryRuins.Kildare CathedralKildareReligious14th–16th centuriesAlso known as the Cathedral Church of St Brigid.Kilfenora CathedralKilfenoraReligious6th century–c.1850Mostly in ruins.Killaloe CathedralKillaloeReligious1225Also known as the Cathedral Church of St Flannan.Kilmallock AbbeyKilmallockDomestic Religious13th–15th centuriesAlso known as St Saviour's Priory. Ruins.KilreeKellsDomestic Religious6th–16th centuriesRuins.Kinalehin FriaryCounty GalwayDomestic Religiousc.1252–17th centuryRuins.Lislaughtin AbbeyBallylongfordDomestic Religious15th centuryRuins.Monasteranenagh AbbeyDooradoyleDomestic Religious12th–13th centuriesRuins.Moor AbbeyGalballyDomestic Religious15th centuryRuins.Moyne AbbeyMoyne TownlandDomestic Religiousc.1462Ruins.Muckross AbbeyKillarney National ParkDomestic Religious15th centuryRuins.Murrisk AbbeyMurriskDomestic Religious15th centuryRuins.North AbbeyYoughalDomestic Religious13th centuryAlso known as Holy Cross Priory and as Our Lady of Graces Priory. Ruins.Portumna AbbeyPortumnaDomestic Religious13th–15th centuriesAlso known as the Friary Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Priory Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, as Portumna Priory, and as Portumna Friary. Ruins.Quin AbbeyQuinDomestic Religious1402–1433Ruins.Rathfran FriaryRathfranDomestic Religious12th–15th centuriesAlso known as the Priory of the Holy Cross and as Rathfran Priory. Ruins.Red AbbeyCorkDomestic Religious14th centuryAlso known as the Abbey Church of the Most Holy Trinity and as Red Abbey Tower. Ruins.Rock of CashelCashelReligious12th–13th centuriesAlso known as Cashel of the Kings and as St Patrick's Rock. Mostly in ruins.Roscrea FriaryRoscreaDomestic Religious15th centuryRuins.Ross Errilly FriaryHeadfordDomestic Religious15th centuryRuins.Roscommon AbbeyRoscommonDomestic Religious13th–15th centuriesRuins.Rosserk FriaryCounty MayoDomestic Religious15th centuryRuins.St Canice's CathedralKilkennyReligious1202–1285Also known as Kilkenny Cathedral.St Declan's MonasteryArdmoreDomestic Religious5th–14th centuriesAlso known as Ardmore Cathedral.St Dominic's AbbeyCashelDomestic Religious1480–16th centuryRuins.St Doulagh's ChurchBalgriffinReligious12th–15th centuriesOldest stone-roofed church still in use in Ireland.St Francis AbbeyKilkennyDomestic Religious13th centuryAlso known as Kilkenny Grey Friary. Ruins, apart from the restored sacristy.St John's PrioryKilkennyDomestic Religious13th–16th centuriesAlso known as the Hospital of St John the Evangelist and as the Priory Church of St John. Only the Lady chapel remains intact, the rest is in ruins.St Laserian's CathedralOld LeighlinReligious12th–16th centuriesSt Mary's AbbeyDublinDomestic Religious846–1303Quarried after the Dissolution of the Monasteries. Now-subterranean remains discovered in c.1880: thus far these include the chapter house and the slype.
By the early 14th century, it was the largest and wealthiest religious house in Ireland.St Mary's AbbeyTrimDomestic Religious12th–15th centuriesAlso known as Trim Abbey. The only remains are the Yellow Steeple and Talbot's Castle.St Mary's CathedralLimerickReligious1168–14th centuryAlso known as the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary.St Mary's Collegiate ChurchGowranReligious1225–15th centuryAlso known as the Church of the Blessed Virgin of the Assumption. Ruins.St Mary's Collegiate ChurchYoughalReligiousc.1220Also known as the Collegiate Church of Saint Mary the Virgin.St Patrick's CathedralDublinReligious1191–1370St Seachnall's ChurchDunshaughlinReligious10th–12th centuriesRuins.Selskar AbbeyWexfordDomestic Religiousc.1190Also known as the Priory of Saints Peter and Paul by Wexford and as Wexford Priory. Ruins.Sligo AbbeySligoDomestic Religiousc.1416Also known as the Priory of the Holy Cross and as Sligo Friary. Ruins.Strade AbbeyStradeDomestic Religious13th–14th centuriesAlso known as the Priory of the Holy Cross. Ruins.Taghmon ChurchCrookedwoodMilitary Religious15th centuryAlso known as St Munna's Church. Ruins.
Fortified church.Timoleague FriaryTimoleagueDomestic Religious13th century–1510Also known as Timoleague Abbey. Ruins.Tintern AbbeyHook PeninsulaDomestic Religious13th centuryRuins. Daughter house of Tintern Abbey in Wales.Trim CastleTrimDomestic Military12th centuryRuins. Largest castle in Ireland.AdareDomestic Religious1230–1811Also known as White Abbey or as Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church.
United Kingdom
England All of the following existing Gothic buildings are either Grade I listed or scheduled monuments. ImageBuildingPlaceTypeDateNotesAbbey of Bury St EdmundsBury St EdmundsDomestic Religious11th–16th centuriesAlso known as Bury St Edmunds Abbey. The majority of the abbey buildings are in ruins, with a few notable exceptions, including the abbey gate and the Cathedral of St James and St Edmund.
The Bury St Edmunds Cross is believed to have possibly been made there.All Saints ChurchBoltongateMilitary Religious14th centuryAlso known as the Parish Church of All Saints. Fortified church.All Saints' ChurchSutton CourtenayReligious12th–16th centuriesAlnwick CastleAlnwickDomestic Military
Religious11th–19th centuriesAngel and RoyalGranthamDomestic1203–2002Ayshford ChapelAyshfordReligious15th centuryBath AbbeyBathDomestic Religious7th–19th centuriesAlso known as the Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Bath.Beverley MinsterBeverleyReligious1188–1490Also known as the Parish Church of Saint John and Saint Martin.Blackfriars Monastery Guest HouseCanterburyDomestic13th centuryBodleian LibraryOxford–15th century–presentBolton AbbeyBolton AbbeyDomestic Religious12th centuryAlso known as Bolton Priory. Apart from a portion of the abbey nave used as a parish church, is in ruins.Bridlington PrioryBridlingtonDomestic Religiousc.1113Also known as the Priory Church of St Mary and as Bridlington Priory Church.Bristol CathedralBristolReligious1220–1877Also known as the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity.