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Best of North West England

The 6 best burial mounds & barrows in North West England

Our curated top 6 burial mounds & barrows in North West England, ranked by quality rating, image richness and content depth. For the complete list of 18 burial mounds & barrows see the full burial mounds & barrows index for North West England.

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    Fors Abbey

    Fors Abbey, abbeys & priories in North West England

    Fors Abbey — ruined abbey in North Yorkshire, UK.

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    Furness Abbey

    Furness Abbey, abbeys & priories in North West England

    Furness Abbey, or St. Mary of Furness, is a former monastery located to the north of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. The abbey dates back to 1123 and was once the second-wealthiest and most power

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    Cockersand Abbey

    Lancashire

    Cockersand Abbey, abbeys & priories in Lancashire

    Cockersand Abbey is a former abbey and former civil parish near Cockerham in the City of Lancaster district of Lancashire, England. It is situated near the mouth of the River Cocker.

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    Sawley Abbey

    Lancashire

    Sawley Abbey, abbeys & priories in Lancashire

    Sawley Abbey was an abbey of Cistercian monks in the village of Sawley, Lancashire, in England (and historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire). Created as a daughter-house of Newminster Abbey, it e

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    Whalley Abbey

    Lancashire

    Whalley Abbey, abbeys & priories in Lancashire

    Whalley Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey in Whalley, Lancashire, England. After the dissolution of the monasteries, the abbey was largely demolished and a country house was built on the site. In the

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    Calder Abbey

    Calder Abbey, abbeys & priories in North West England

    Calder Abbey in Cumbria was a Savigniac monastery founded in 1134 by Ranulph de Gernon, 2nd Earl of Chester, and moved to this site following a refoundation in 1142. It became Cistercian in 1148. It i

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