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  • This Cistercian abbey was founded in 1131 at Tintern in the Wye valley. The remarkably complete abbey church was rebuilt in the later 13th and early 14th centuries. Extensive remains of the cloister and associated monastic buildings can also be seen today. Source: http://www.cadw.wales.gov.uk
Aerial photograph of Tintern Abbey, 1994
Aerial photograph of Neath Abbey Mansion, 1997
  • Initially founded in 1164 on a nearby site, the present buildings were erected under the patronage of the Lord Rhys (d. 1197). The Cistercians at Strata Florida were loyal supporters of the Welsh Princes. Strata Florida is the traditional burial place of Dafydd ap Gwilym (fl. 1315/20-1350-70), one of the great poets of medieval Wales. Source: http://www.cadw.wales.gov.uk
Aerial photograph of Strata Florida Abbey, 1995
'Tintern Abbey', by Penry Williams
  • This engraving of Tintern Abbey forms the frontispiece of Evans and Britton's book on Monmouthshire which sought to capture the most attractive features of the county, notably castles and ruins, for the reader's delight. Evans and Britton describe Tintern Abbey as follows: 'The fine ruins of Tintern Abbey, belonging to the duke of Beaufort, are justly esteemed, with their appendages, the most beautiful and picturesque objects upon the River Wye.' Source: J. Evans and J. Britton, 'The Beauties of England and Wales, Volume 11: Monmouthshire' (1809).
Engraving of Tintern Abbey, from Evans and Britton's, 'Beauties of Monmouthshire', 1809
Charles Heath, 'Account of the ancient and present state of Tintern Abbey', 1803, title page [image 1 of 2]