Tintern Abbey - Monmouthshire
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Norfolk12
N 51° 41.844 W 002° 40.638
30U E 522302 N 5727432
A Cistercian abbey, founded in 1131 in the beautiful Wye Valley. Remarkably complete abbey church rebuilt in the later 13th and early 14th centuries, with extensive remains of cloister and associated monastic buildings.
Waymark Code: WM9N0K
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/06/2010
Views: 6
Tintern Abbey (Welsh: Abaty Tyndyrn) was founded by Walter de Clare, Lord of Chepstow, on 9 May 1131.
Situated on the Welsh bank of the River Wye in Monmouthshire - which forms the border between Monmouthshire in Wales and Gloucestershire in England - it was only the second Cistercian foundation in Britain, and the first in Wales.
It is one of the most spectacular ruins in the country and inspired the William Wordsworth poem "Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey", Alfred, Lord Tennyson's poem "Tears, Idle Tears", more than one painting by J. M. W. Turner and a band to name Themselves "Tintern Abbey".
The village of Tintern adjoins the abbey ruins.
Type: Ruin
Fee: Adult - £3.60, concession - £3.20, family - £10.40
Hours:
Entry is free for Welsh residents aged 60 and over or 16 and under who have a valid pass. To find out how to get one please go to the free entry scheme page.
Opening hours
01.11.09 - 31.03.10: Monday - Saturday 9.30 - 16.00, Sunday 11.00 - 16.00
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Visit Instructions:
Original photographs showing additional views of the Ruin/Remnant or even just its current condition are encouraged. Please describe your visit, especially if no additional photos are available. Did you like the Ruin or Remnant? What prompted you to see the Ruin or Remnant?