2017

SE2768 : Fountains Abbey

taken 7 years ago, near to Aldfield, North Yorkshire, England

This is 1 of 165 images, with title Fountains Abbey in this square
Fountains Abbey
Fountains Abbey
Grade I listed ruins of Fountains Abbey and UNESCO World Heritage Site
Fountains Abbey

Fountains Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery, founded in 1132. Fountains Abbey is one of the largest and best preserved Cistercian houses in England. It is a Grade I listed building and owned by the National Trust. Along with the adjacent Studley Royal Water Garden, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

This LinkExternal link allows a "virtual tour" of the site using Google Streetview.


LinkExternal link for More details (National Trust)


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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Religious sites other tags: Abbey Ruins National Trust Property Unesco World Heritage Site Grade I Listed Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Owned by the National Trust [92] · Precinct Buildings [38] Title Clusters: · Fountains Abbey [165] ·
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SE2768, 707 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Richard Croft   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 28 April, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 2 May, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SE 2740 6828 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:6.5805N 1:34.9439W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SE 2735 6825
View Direction
East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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