St Mary's Abbey

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St Mary's Abbey

Founded by King William Rufus in 1088 and dissolved by King Henry VIII in 1539. A group of ascetic monks left here in the 12th century to found the Cistercian Order and the great Abbeys of Fountains and Rievaulx.

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Photography Photograph Architecture ruin ancient mediaeval abbey monastic benedictine stmarysabbey york northyorkshire england watscapephoto steven watson

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Brenda Loveless

Brenda Loveless 22 Nov 2008

superb colors and perspective and interesting history!!

Sharon Gonzalez

Sharon Gonzalez 21 Nov 2008

SUPERB SHOT AND VERY INTERESTING INFO, STEVEN.

Warren Ballard

Warren Ballard 21 Nov 2008

Nice shot Steven!