Tintern Abbey (Tintern)

United Kingdom / England / Tutshill-Sedbury / Tintern
 ruins, monastery, Order of Cistercians
Tintern Abbey was originally founded by Cistercian monks in 1131 AD. in the reign of Henry I. Between 1270 and 1301 the Abbey was rebuilt and by the end of the rebuilding, around four hundred monks lived in the complex. The Black Death arrived in 1349 and affected Abbey life badly but it continued to operate until 1536. In that year the Abbey was part of the dissolution of the monasteries under Henry VIII. Within a few years the lead was stripped from the roof and the building began to decay. The Abbey then became a source of building stone and only in the eighteenth century was any interest shown in the ruin. Around 1760 the site was cleaned up and visitors to the Wye Valley began to be entranced with the beauty of the site and surroundings.
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Tintern Abbey is in the care of Cadw (the Welsh counterpart to English Heritage) and is open to the public.
See: www.cadw.wales.gov.uk/default.asp?id=6&PlaceID=132
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tintern_Abbey
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Coordinates:   51°41'49"N   2°40'38"W

Comments

  • In Welsh: Abaty Tyndyrn.
  • It is a nice place to visit. Engineers will be intrigued by the plumbing systems which kept water moving throughout the facility.
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