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Burial mounds & barrows in Yorkshire & the Humber

21 burial mounds & barrows to visit in Yorkshire & the Humber. Oldest in our list: Whitby Abbey (657). Most are norman medieval in date (11 of 21). Featured: Fountains Abbey.

Fountains Abbey📷 3

UNESCO World Heritage · Yorkshire & the Humber

Fountains Abbey

Fountains Abbey — ruined Cistercian abbey in Yorkshire, England, UK.

nationaltrust.org.uk
Ampleforth Abbey📷 3

Abbeys & priories · Yorkshire & the Humber

Ampleforth Abbey

Ampleforth Abbey — monastery in North Yorkshire, England.

abbey.ampleforth.org.uk
Bolton Abbey📷 3

Abbeys & priories · Yorkshire & the Humber

Bolton Abbey

Bolton Abbey — estate in Wharfedale in North Yorkshire, England.

boltonabbey.com
Bolton Priory📷 3

Abbeys & priories · Yorkshire & the Humber

Bolton Priory

Bolton Priory — parish church and former Augustinian priory in North Yorkshire, England, UK.

boltonabbey.com
Byland Abbey📷 3

Abbeys & priories · Yorkshire & the Humber

Byland Abbey

Byland Abbey — monastery in North Yorkshire, England, UK.

english-heritage.org.uk
Coverham Abbey📷 3

Abbeys & priories · Yorkshire & the Humber

Coverham Abbey

Coverham Abbey — abbey in Coverham, North Yorkshire, England, UK.

Grade I
Easby Abbey📷 3

Abbeys & priories · Yorkshire & the Humber

Easby Abbey

Easby Abbey — Grade I listed building in Richmondshire, United Kingdom.

Grade Ienglish-heritage.org.uk
Ampleforth apple crop, 2011 - geograph.org.uk - 2658015📷 3

Abbeys & priories · Yorkshire & the Humber

Gilling Abbey

Gilling Abbey — medieval monastery in Yorkshire.

Lychgate and interesting brickwork, St Peter's Church, Humberston (2) - geograph.org.uk - 7616787📷 3

Abbeys & priories · Yorkshire & the Humber

Humberston Abbey

Humberston Abbey — abbey in Humberston, North East Lincolnshire, England, UK.

Jervaulx Abbey📷 3

Abbeys & priories · Yorkshire & the Humber

Jervaulx Abbey

Jervaulx Abbey — abbey in North Yorkshire, England, UK.

jervaulxabbey.com
Kirkstall Abbey📷 3

Abbeys & priories · Yorkshire & the Humber

Kirkstall Abbey

Kirkstall Abbey — Cistercian monastery in West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

museumsandgalleries.leeds.gov.uk
Meaux Abbey📷 3

Abbeys & priories · Yorkshire & the Humber

Meaux Abbey

Meaux Abbey — former Cistercian abbey in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK.

Rievaulx Abbey📷 3

Abbeys & priories · Yorkshire & the Humber

Rievaulx Abbey

Rievaulx Abbey — ruined medieval abbey in Yorkshire, England, UK.

english-heritage.org.uk
St Mary's Abbey, York📷 3

Abbeys & priories · Yorkshire & the Humber

St Mary's Abbey, York

St Mary's Abbey, York is a abbey in the United Kingdom.

yorkshiremuseum.org.uk
Swainby Abbey📷 3

Abbeys & priories · Yorkshire & the Humber

Swainby Abbey

Swainby Abbey is a abbey in the United Kingdom.

Thornton Abbey📷 3

Abbeys & priories · Yorkshire & the Humber

Thornton Abbey

Thornton Abbey — Grade I listed abbey in Thornton Curtis, North Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England, UK.

english-heritage.org.uk
Whitby Abbey📷 3

Abbeys & priories · Yorkshire & the Humber

Whitby Abbey

Whitby Abbey is a abbey in the United Kingdom.

english-heritage.org.uk
Calderdale Way and adjacent stile - geograph.org.uk - 3228182📷 3

Burial mounds & barrows · Yorkshire & the Humber

Crow Hill Cairn Circle

Crow Hill Cairn Circle — a burial mound in england-yorkshire, United Kingdom.

Track to Old Sunderlandwick - geograph.org.uk - 1301724

Burial mounds & barrows · Yorkshire & the Humber

How Hill Tumulus

How Hill Tumulus — a burial mound in england-yorkshire, United Kingdom.

Felled area of high intake plantation - geograph.org.uk - 1848368📷 3

Burial mounds & barrows · Yorkshire & the Humber

Tumulus;Chambered Cairn

Tumulus;Chambered Cairn — a burial mound in england-yorkshire, United Kingdom.

Ordnance Survey Bench Mark S4320 - geograph.org.uk - 1810446📷 3

Burial mounds & barrows · Yorkshire & the Humber

How Tallon Barrow

How Tallon Barrow — a burial mound in england-yorkshire, United Kingdom.