View SSW of a large yew tree with exposed roots growing on the ruined wall at the SE corner of the chancel of Waverley Abbey, Farnham, Surrey, UK.

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View SSW of a large yew tree with exposed roots growing on the ruined wall at the SE corner of the chancel of Waverley Abbey, Farnham, UK, the first Cistercian house in England, founded 1128 by Bishop Gifford of Winchester. The abbey was Dissolved in 1536, the standing remains are mostly C13th. The monks of Waverley gave food & shelter to pilgrims travelling between Winchester & Canterbury on the Pilgrims' Way.

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Size: 3555px × 4901px
Location: Waverley Abbey, Farnham, Surrey, England, UK
Photo credit: © Mick Sharp / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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