J5081 : Bangor Abbey and graveyard

near to Bangor, Ireland

Bangor Abbey and graveyard
Bangor Abbey and graveyard
Bangor Abbey was established by Saint Comgall in 558. Little remains of the original abbey after repeated attacks by the Danes, who destroyed it in 824. It was restored by Saint Malachy in the 12th century, although the only structure remaining from this period is thought to be a nearby wall seen in J5081 : St Malachy's Wall The oldest parts of the existing Abbey are thought to date from the 14th Century.

The graveyard contains a number of interesting graves and gravestones. I have photographed a few 18th Century examples here:

J5081 : Old gravestone, Bangor Abbey graveyard
J5081 : The grave of Martha Campbell, Bangor Abbey graveyard
J5081 : The grave of James and John Henderson, Bangor Abbey graveyard
J5081 : The grave of Archibald Wilson, Bangor Abbey Graveyard
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J5081, 290 images   (more nearby - lo-fi)
Photographer
Ross   (find more nearby)
Image classification
Geograph
Date Taken
Wednesday, 2 January, 2008   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 2 January, 2008
Category
Abbey   (more nearby)
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! J 501 810 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:39.2762N 5:40.5274W
Photographer Location
Irish: geotagged! J 501 810
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Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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