Located near the southern tip of Cornwall. A Benedictine priory c. 1044, it later became a fort. Finally, to defend against French pirates, a castle was built 200 feet above sea level. Legend has it that St. Michaels was built by the Arch Angel Gabriel.
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Situated in a picturesque valley at the foot of the Hambleton Hills, Byland Abbey has some of the earliest recorded ghost stories in Britain. One of the Monks there wrote 12 short ghost stories in Latin around the year 1400. The abbey was pillaged by an invading Scottish force in 1322. 5x7
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 book, in which Dracula came ashore for the first time. As Whitby is next to the shore and often shrouded in mist and fog, this seems a fitting setting. Seen here as the fog rolls in. 5x7
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 in the 1070's. The abbey was dissolved by Henry the VIII in 1539 and its stone used to build a nearby house: the church may have been left alone because it was an important landmark for passing ships. 8x10 in 11x14 mat $36.00
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