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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
'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]
The interior of Tintern Abbey, photographed by Roger Fenton between 1851 and 1862
Sketches and watercolours of views in Wales and England by Penry Williams, 1822-24: Tintern Abbey