Eastern facade 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 re-founded in 1078 for the Benedictines. The present ruins are mainly Early English dating from circa 1220.

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Size: 3603px × 4850px
Location: Whitby, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Photo credit: © Doug Houghton / LGPL / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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