ocated in Neath in South Wales this abbey now lies in ruins. Founded in 1111 by Richard de Granville and his wife Constance the abbey was originally a Savigniac house but in 1147 became Cistercian with many other abbeys at that time. It was dissolved in 1539 at the Dissolution of the Monasteries.

riginally a Iron Age settlement which was reused by the Saxons and Normans. The Norman works were possibly built by Robert Count or Mortain at the end of the eleventh century.

he remarkably complete remains of Netley Abbey can be found a few miles to the south west of Southampton overlooking Southampton Water and is now cared for by English Heritage. Peter des Roches and Cistercian monks founded the abbey in 1239 which was late for a medieval foundation. The monks provided assistance to the many travellers who passed through the local port and required their help. This constant demand on its services meant Netley never became as rich as other Cistercian abbeys. After the Dissolution Netley was converted into a Tudor mansion. Although changes were made to convert the buildings into a mansion much of the original abbey remains.

emains of Norman a stone keep built on a hill above a bend in the River Ogmore. The Norman doorway is the best preserved section of the castle.