Rievaulx Abbey
Convent and monastery Museum
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2015-05-28Visited the ruins of rievaulx abbey 23/05/15 after walking from Helmsley lovely day out especially when the sun is shining such an interesting place...
2015-04-17We finally came to see this beautiful place on Wednesday 15th April 2015 and we were so impressed. I can honestly say that Rievaulx Abbey is my...
2014-09-04adoro esta pagina,que maravilloso lugar,me encanta...
2014-09-04We spent one of the best days of the summer here only just pipped to the post by Whitby Abbey. joining English heritage is the best thing we have ever...
2014-08-04This is one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen. So well looked after, and the staff are lovely people.
2014-05-23Great Family day out
2014-05-02Lovely place.
2014-04-29Very friendly, reasonably scooter friendly considering that it is ruins built when disability scooters didn't exist. Decent for with gluten free...
2013-12-26Nice fer hr out
2013-12-22Rievaulx is beautiful , liked it better than Fountains Abbey !
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2015-03-25
Following on from the last post, medieval monks found a way to bypass the silence demanded during mealtimes, a simple sign language was developed. A few examples follow, taken from a 12th century text from the abbey at Cluny in France. Abbot - two fingers
Following on from the last post, medieval monks found a way to bypass the silence demanded during mealtimes, a simple sign language was developed. A few examples follow, taken from a 12th century text from the abbey at Cluny in France. Abbot - two fingers
2015-03-23
At the end of the 12th century, a laybrother worked in the sun, sweating in the heat as he dug out a lump of stone from the quarry high up on the hillside above the abbey, thinking perhaps of his lunch to come as he worked. Once the stone crashed to earth
At the end of the 12th century, a laybrother worked in the sun, sweating in the heat as he dug out a lump of stone from the quarry high up on the hillside above the abbey, thinking perhaps of his lunch to come as he worked. Once the stone crashed to earth
2015-03-21
A great aerial photo of the chapter house as part of the Treasure Hunt on the national English Heritage page.
A great aerial photo of the chapter house as part of the Treasure Hunt on the national English Heritage page.
2015-03-20
Today's eclipse takes place here around 9.30am. The total solar eclipse of 1133, a year after Rievaulx was founded, became known as King Henry's eclipse, occurring the day after he left England for Normandy. The English saw eclipses as bad omens and when
Today's eclipse takes place here around 9.30am. The total solar eclipse of 1133, a year after Rievaulx was founded, became known as King Henry's eclipse, occurring the day after he left England for Normandy. The English saw eclipses as bad omens and when
2015-03-19
Choir monks would often grow hoarse and develop sore throats from chanting in the chill of winter. When this happened a visit to the infirmarer was needed. Here they would be given a daily gargle of mallow (a herb with soothing powers to reduce inflammati
Choir monks would often grow hoarse and develop sore throats from chanting in the chill of winter. When this happened a visit to the infirmarer was needed. Here they would be given a daily gargle of mallow (a herb with soothing powers to reduce inflammati
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