Part of the ruins of Whitby Abbey, Whitby, North Yorkshire, England, UK.

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St Hild founded the original monastery on the site in 657. The Synod of Whitby was held here in 664 In 867 the monastery was destroyed by the Danes but refounded in 1078 for the Benedictines. The present ruins are mainly Early English dating from circa 1220.

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Size: 4769px × 3654px
Location: Whitby Abbey, Whitby, North Yorkshire, England, UK.
Photo credit: © John Stephenson / LGPL / Alamy / Afripics
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