thequeensenglish: Autumn colour glows under a dramatic sky over Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire, En
thequeensenglish: Autumn colour glows under a dramatic sky over Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire, England. Fountains Abbey is one of the most visited properties of the National Trust. The Abbey, Britain’s largest monastic ruin, was founded in 1132 by thirteen Benedictine monks from St Mary’s Abbey in York seeking a simpler life, who later became Cistercian monks. The abbey was named Fountains Abbey because of the springs of water that existed in the area.Fountains Abbey was very rich and prosperous, and owned vast areas of land across western Yorkshire. Much of its wealth was also based on the trading of wool and lead, two of the Yorkshire Dales’ most abundant resources. Photo: National Trust -- source link
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