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Tjeerd Carter-Tijmstra explains the different orders of friars, and gives photographs and history
of the best preserved sites, a full list of the mendicant houses in Scotland and bibliography.
http://www.friars-in-medieval-scotland.co.uk/
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The Cistercians in Yorkshire
Project at Sheffield University analysing the life, history and architecture of Cistercian monks in
Yorkshire. Includes 3D virtual reality re-creations of the abbey buildings.
http://cistercians.shef.ac.uk/
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Barlings Abbey
Brief history and description of the site by Lincolnshire County Council. Only a tall section of
the wall of the nave still survives above ground, but there are extensive earthworks still visible.
http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/lccconnect/highways/heritage/Archaeology/barlings_abbey.htm
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Bardney Abbey
Brief history and description of the site by Lincolnshire County Council, with archival
photographs.
http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/lccconnect/highways/heritage/Archaeology/bardney_abbey.htm
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Templar Sites of England and Wales
A database of sites associated with the Knights Templar, including both historical and visitor
information.
http://www.ancientquest.com/templarsites/
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Furness Abbey
Virtual tour provided by Dalton-in-Furness Online. Ground plan coloured to show dated building
phases; photographs and details.
http://www.dalton-in-furness.org.uk/dalton-online/abbey-tour/index-abbeytour.html
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Bolton Abbey, Yorkshire
The ruins of a 12th-century Augustinian priory, of which only the church nave survives intact, on
the estate of the Duke of Devonshire. Small photographs.
http://www.boltonabbey.com/
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Whalley Abbey
A brief history of this Lancashire abbey by its Warden, Canon Geoffrey Williams. The ruins are open
to the public.
http://www.aboutlancs.com/whalley.htm
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Tupholme Abbey
An illustrated guide to the history and remains of this Premonstratensian abbey from The Heritage
Trust of Lincolnshire, including ground plan and artist's reconstruction.
http://www.lincsheritage.org/abbeys/tupholme/tupholme.html
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Barlings Abbey
An illustrated guide to the history and remains of this Premonstratensian abbey from The Heritage
Trust of Lincolnshire, including ground plan and artist's reconstruction.
http://www.lincsheritage.org/abbeys/barlings/barlings.html
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Bardney Abbey
An illustrated to the history and remains of this Benedictine abbey from The Heritage Trust of
Lincolnshire, including ground plan and artist's reconstruction.
http://www.lincsheritage.org/abbeys/bardney/bardney.html
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Michelham Priory
14th-century gatehouse and the remains of an Augustinian priory incorporated into a Tudor mansion.
Photographs, a brief history and visitor information from owners Sussex Archaeological Society.
http://www.sussexpast.co.uk/mich/mich.htm
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Abbeys and Priories in Cumbria
A guide to the abbeys and priories in Cumbria. Photographs, brief history and links to official
sites.
http://www.visitcumbria.com/monastry.htm
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Crowland Abbey
Photograph and brief history from Crowland Online of this Benedictine monastery in the Lincolnshire
fenland.
http://users.breathemail.net/itos/abbey.html
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Lindisfarne: A Brief History and Virtual Tour
Dr Deborah Vess, Georgia State University, recounts her own spiritual journey to Holy Island as
well as the island's history. Includes a pictorial tour of the priory ruins.
http://www.faculty.de.gcsu.edu/~dvess/ids/medieval/lindis/lindisfarne.shtml
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Farnborough Abbey
The official site provides a history and interactive Virtual Reality tour of this monastery built
by the Empress Eugenie to house the tomb of Napoleon III (d.1873).
http://www.farnboroughabbey.org/homepage.html
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Buckfast Abbey, Devon
The official site includes an illustrated history of the medieval monastery refounded in 1882.
Sensitive map of the site leads to descriptions of the buildings.
http://www.buckfast.org.uk/
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Melrose Abbey, Scotland
From a 19th-century series by John Stoddard, this photograph of the ruins with a brief history and
romantic description quoted from Sir Walter Scott.
http://osheamurphy.com/jls/melrose.html
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Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk
Photographs and outline history from a family that likes to visit historic sites.
http://www.thebournes.demon.co.uk/uk_cacre.htm
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Medieval English Cathedrals and Churches
Among the subjects of S.H. Shepherd's professional lens are the ruined Cistercian Abbey of Hailes,
Gloucestershire and Malmesbury Abbey, Wiltshire. Includes brief histories.
http://www.smu.edu/~sshepher/med.htm
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St. Oswald's Priory, Gloucester
Reconstruction, photograph and history by David Nash Ford from Britannia Internet Magazine.
http://www.britannia.com/church/saxchurch/oswdglos.html
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Glastonbury Abbey
Official web-site, stronger on myth and legend than proven historical fact.
http://www.glastonburyabbey.com/
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Fountains Abbey
Britain's largest monastic ruin and most complete Cistercian abbey is a World Heritage site.
Photographs, outline history and visitor information from the National Trust.
http://www.fountainsabbey.org.uk/
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Dungiven Priory, Northern Ireland
Notes towards a dissertation by Gretta Logue of Queen's University, Belfast. Location plan.
http://www.angelfire.com/ga/priory/
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