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For here's something from the UK as we sometimes travel here. Fountains Abbey was founded in the 12th century after a falling out among Benedictine monks in York led to 13 of them joining the Cistercian order and building the abbey in accordance with Cistercian architectural practice. By 1535 it was the wealthiest Cistercian monastery in the country. But then Henry VIII went dissolution crazy.

13th March 2013 - we visited the absolutely huge Fountains Abbey, in Yorkshire. Now a ruin, after Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries, reclaiming much of the materials (including the roof lead) in the process.
I saw my first (live) pheasant here too.

Later we moved on to Easby Abbey where we found some snow, and some moss.

We ended the day at The George, in Piercebridge (not pictured).