Chancel of the church at the Cistercian monastery of Rievaulx Abbey, North Yorkshire, 1994. Artist: Paul Highnam

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View eastwards along the chancel of the church at the Cistercian monastery of Rievaulx Abbey, North Yorkshire, 1994. The distant moors of the Yorkshire Wolds can be seen in the distance. Rievaulx was one of the largest Cistercian monasteries in the north of England, and was originally established in 1132.

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Size: 3681px × 4743px
Location: World,Europe,United Kingdom,England,North Yorkshire,Rievaulx
Photo credit: © Historic England/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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