Furness Abbey

United Kingdom / England / Barrow-in-Furness /

ruins, monastery, Order of Cistercians

Semi-ruined abbey, once the second richest Cisctercian Abbey in the UK. Founded by King Stephen in the Twelth Century

CISTOPEDIA - Encyclopaedia Cisterciensis: www.ocist.de/index.php?id=6545

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furness_Abbey

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Coordinates: 54°8'8"N 3°11'52"W

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ric_mac (guest)

In the care of English Heritage and open to the public. Extensive remains in red sandstone. See: http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server.php?show=conProperty.149 See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furness_Abbey

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