Best of South West England
The 14 best burial mounds & barrows in South West England
Our curated top 14 burial mounds & barrows in South West England, ranked by quality rating, image richness and content depth. For the complete list of 41 burial mounds & barrows see the full burial mounds & barrows index for South West England.
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Cleeve Abbey
Cleeve Abbey is a medieval monastery located near the Washford River and village of Washford, in the English county of Somerset. It is a Grade I listed building and has been scheduled as an ancient mo
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Glastonbury Abbey
Glastonbury Abbey was a monastery in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. Its ruins, a grade I listed building and scheduled ancient monument, are open as a visitor attraction. The abbey was founded in the
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Buckfast Abbey
Devon
Buckfast Abbey forms part of an active Benedictine monastery at Buckfast, near Buckfastleigh, Devon, England. Buckfast first became home to an abbey in 1018. The first Benedictine abbey was followed b
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Teignmouth Abbey
Devon
Details TEIGNMOUTH SX9474SW DAWLISH ROAD 25-1/3/121 (West side) 30/06/49 St Scholastica's Abbey (Formerly Listed as: DAWLISH ROAD (West side) No.99 St Scholastica's Abbey) II Former Benedictine nunner
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Abbotsbury Abbey
Abbotsbury Abbey, dedicated to Saint Peter, was a Benedictine monastery in the village of Abbotsbury in Dorset, England. The abbey was founded in the 11th century by King Cnut's thegn Orc and his wife
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Forde Abbey
Forde Abbey is a privately owned former Cistercian monastery in Dorset, England. The house and gardens are run as a tourist attraction while the 1,600-acre (650 ha) estate is farmed to provide additio
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Newenham Abbey
Devon
Newenham Abbey (alias Newnham) was a Cistercian abbey founded in 1247 by Reginald II de Mohun (1206–1258) on land within his manor of Axminster in Devon, England. The site of the ruined abbey is a sho
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Buckland Abbey
Devon
Buckland Abbey is a Grade I listed 700-year-old house in Buckland Monachorum, near Yelverton, Devon, England, noted for its connection with Sir Richard Grenville the Younger and Sir Francis Drake. It
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Hartland Abbey
Devon
Hartland Abbey is a former abbey and current family home to the Stucley family. It is located in Hartland, Devon. The current owner is Sir Hugh George Copplestone Bampfylde Stucley, 6th Baronet.
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Canonsleigh Abbey
Devon
Canonsleigh Abbey was an Augustinian priory at Canonsleigh, in the parish of Burlescombe, Devon, England.
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Tavistock Abbey
Devon
Tavistock Abbey, also known as the Abbey of Saint Mary and Saint Rumon, is a ruined Benedictine abbey in Tavistock, Devon. The Abbey was surrendered in 1539 during the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
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Torre Abbey
Torre Abbey is a historic building and art gallery in Torquay, Devon, which lies in the South West of England. It was founded in 1196 as a monastery for Premonstratensian canons, and is now the best-p
