Bolton Abbey

53.984722222222 - 1.8872222222222Koordinaten: 53 ° 59 ' 5 " N, 1 ° 53' 14 " W

Bolton Abbey is the ruin of a monastery from the 12th century in North Yorkshire, England.

History

The monastery was founded in 1151 by Augustinian canons on the banks of the River Wharfe, which received land in 1154 by Lady Alice de Romille from Skipton Castle. In the early 14th century plundered by Scots resulted in severe damage to the buildings and the temporary abandonment of the monastery. After the dissolution of the monastery in 1170, the monastery church became a parish church. It was finally abandoned in 1539.

The ruins of the monastery can still be seen and been immortalized in art and literature, including, for example, a painting by Edwin Landseer and a watercolor by William Turner, which is today in the British Museum.

In addition, William Wordsworth's poem "The White Doe of Rylstone " was inspired by a visit to Bolton Abbey in 1807.