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Remains | Not complete but much survives | Access | Only open at certain times |
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County |
Categories |
Remains |
Not complete but much survives |
Access |
Only open at certain times |
Location |
54.1108,-1.5824 ///weeknight.idea.stadium |
Directions |
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Cistercian Abbey Locations
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1139
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A daughter house of Fountains Abbey. The initial location of the abbey proved unsuitable and the a new site was chosen near Horncastle in Lincolnshire. ¹
1145
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A colony of monks from Fountains Abbey move to set up a new Cistercian abbey at Woburn.
1150
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Work began on rebuilding the cloisters at Fountains Abbey. ¹
1152
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A daughter house of Fountains Abbey, the abbey at Kirkstall was first located at Barnoldswick, but was moved a few years later to its current location near Leeds in West Yorkshire. It was founded by Henry de Lacy, a nobleman who donated land to the monks seeking a peaceful retreat. Today the abbey is located in a public park and its impressive ruins remain largely intact providing a striking example of medieval monastic architecture. ¹
1210
(to 1240)
Rebuilding work of the eastern parts at Fountains Abbey.
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There appear to be some strange connections between the fourteenth century Old Wardour Castle and ancient stone circle Stonehenge.
1: Location
Old Wardour Castle appears to be aligned to ancient sites in the Stonehenge landscape.
2: Alignment
Stonehenge is aligned to the Summer Solstice. Old Wardour has a very similar alignment.
3: Size
Could the builders of Old Wardour used mesaurements from Stonehenge to layout the geometrical keep?
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