Tintern Abbey - Cadw
Tintern Abbey is a national icon — still standing in roofless splendour on the banks of the River Wye nearly 500 years since its tragic fall from grace. It was founded in 1131 by Cistercian monks, who were happy to make do with timber buildings at first.
Tintern Abbey - Wikipedia
Tintern Abbey (Welsh: Abaty Tyndyrn pronunciation ⓘ) was founded on 9 May 1131 by Walter de Clare, Lord of Chepstow. It is situated adjacent to the village of Tintern in Monmouthshire, on the Welsh bank of the River Wye, which at this location forms the border between Monmouthshire in Wales and Gloucestershire in England.
Tintern Abbey (Cadw) - VisitWales
Tintern Abbey is a national icon – still standing in roofless splendour on the banks of the River Wye nearly 500 years since its tragic fall from grace. It was founded in 1131 by Cistercian monks, who were happy to make do with timber buildings at first.
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Tintern Abbey is a national icon – still standing in roofless splendour on the banks of the River Wye nearly 500 years since its tragic fall from grace. It was founded in 1131 by Cistercian monks, who were happy to make do with timber buildings at first.
Tintern Abbey - National Churches Trust
Gothic masterpiece became a Romantic symbol of the sublime. Monday to Saturday: 10am to 4pm and Sunday: 11am to 4pm. Tintern Abbey is a national icon, still standing in roofless splendour on the banks of the River Wye nearly 500 years since its tragic fall from grace.
About Tintern Abbey
Despite the shell of this grand structure being open to the skies, it remains the best-preserved medieval abbey in Wales. Although the abbey church was rebuilt under the patronage of Roger Bigod, lord of nearby Chepstow Castle, in the late 13th century, the monastery retains its …
Tintern Abbey | Location, History, Summary, & Facts | Britannica
Tintern Abbey, ecclesiastical ruin in Monmouthshire, Wales, on the west bank of the River Wye. Founded for Cistercian monks in 1131, Tintern Abbey was almost entirely rebuilt and enlarged between 1220 and 1287.
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The abbey ruins lay forgotten until the 18th century. Then something wild and romantic began to stir in British hearts. Tintern was about to experience a second heyday – this time as a major tourist destination. A popular engraving by the Buck brothers, published in …
Tintern Cistercian Abbey | Heritage Ireland
This abbey, founded as a daughter-house of Tintern Major in Wales is often referred to as Tintern de Voto. The nave, chancel, tower, chapel and cloister still stand. In the 16th century the old abbey was granted to the Colclough family and soon after the church was partly converted into living quarters and further adapted over the centuries.
Tintern Abbey (Cadw) - Historic Site in Chepstow, Tintern - Show …
Tintern Abbey is a national icon – still standing in roofless splendour on the banks of the River Wye nearly 500 years since its tragic fall from grace. It was founded in 1131 by Cistercian monks, who were happy to make do with timber buildings at first.