The choice of Kilwinning is not unexpected, the monks were of the Tyrinensian Order of The Benedictines, as were those of Arbroath so he would have visited here from time to time. But there is an even stronger link. On his retiral from the Chancellorship, he had been appointed Bishop of the Isles which then had as its base the vulnerable Scottish outpost of the Isle of Man and to where he made frequent trips from the port of Irvine. It is most likely that he died here or on one of his journeys making Kilwinning the most suitable place in status for his return and/or burial.