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Nestled in the wooded valley of the River Skell, Fountains Abbey was founded in 1132. Fountains has been described as the "crown and glory of all that monasticism has left us in England".
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Fountains fell into ruin during the Dissolution. Looking down toward the east nave, Fountains has more than 800 years of history to be explored in the 320 hectare estate.
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The great undercroft, supported by 19 pillars with vaulting 300 ft. long was used by the Monks for storing fleeces which were sold to Florentine merchants. By the mid 12th century, it had become the wealthiest abbey in Britain.
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Tynemouth Priory, in Northumberland, England. The castle walls surround the remains of this Benedictine priory founded c. 1090 on a Saxon monastic site. Legend has it that the ruins are haunted by Olaf, a Viking, who was wounded during a raid and tended to by the Monks. He joined the order and rose to become prior. Olaf's brother was killed during another Viking raid on the priory . It is said that Olaf died of grief while praying in the chapel. This print
won a gold medal in the "from here to
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