This abbey was founded in 1142 and was set up by monks from Rievaulx in North Yorkshire. There are many similarities in the tranquil setting of both these abbeys.
In the early 1500 the abbey started into a decline and by 1600 only the church was still in use. When taken into state care in 1842 much of the stone had been robbed for local building projects.
The photograph above shows the north transept, the best preserved part of the abbey. Below are the south transept and the present gateway into the abbey. The statue is of an abbot who was murdered by stabbing, you can make out the knife just above his right hand. At his feet is the perpetrator who has his intestines spilling out.
The last three photographs feature the sedilia, the piscina and some of the roof vaulting from the transept.
Clicking on the map reference at the top of the page will take you to a map of the area
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