View S from Offa's Dyke Path of the remains of Llanthony Augustinian priory & Vale of Ewyas (Ewias) in the Black Mountains, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK.


View S from Offa's Dyke Path of the remains of Llanthony Augustinian priory & the Vale of Ewyas (Ewias) in the Black Mountains, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. The distictive shape of the Sugar Loaf is visible rear R. Established by 1108, the priory formally became a house for Augustinian canons around 1118. The remains date mainly from 1180-1260; the priory was suppressed on 10 March 1538. J. M. W. Turner sketched the priory in 1792, producing several watercolours in 1794-95. The priory lies in the E part of the Brecon Beacons National Park.


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Location: Llanthony Priory, Vale of Ewyas, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK
Photo credit: © Mick Sharp / Alamy / Afripics
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