Presbytery, ruins of infirmary (left foreground) & behind that the refectory of ruined Rievaulx Cistercian Abbey. Pre-dawn after moon rise

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Presbytery with ruined walls of infirmary at left foreground & behind that the refectory: pre-dawn after moon rise

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Size: 7768px × 4370px
Location: Rievaulx Helmsley Yorkshire England UK
Photo credit: © wyrdlight / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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