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Tintern Abbey

Wye Valley, Monmouthshire

The roofless abbey that inspired Wordsworth and Turner.

Tintern was the first Cistercian abbey in Wales, founded in 1131 in the wooded Wye Valley. After Henry VIII closed it in 1536, the roof was stripped for its lead and the church slowly fell into ruin.

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When
Founded 1131, closed 1536
Where
51.6970, -2.6770
Group
Castles & abbeys

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