UNESCO World Heritage Site

Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey

In the 18th century a designed landscape of exceptional beauty was created around the ruins of the Cistercian Fountains Abbey, in Yorkshire. The spectacular ruins of the 12th century abbey and water mill, the Jacobean mansion of Fountains Hall, the Victorian masterpiece St Mary’s

In the 18th century a designed landscape of exceptional beauty was created around the ruins of the Cistercian Fountains Abbey, in Yorkshire. The spectacular ruins of the 12th century abbey and water mill, the Jacobean mansion of Fountains Hall, the Victorian masterpiece St Mary’s Church and one of the most magnificent Georgian water gardens ever created, make this a landscape of outstanding merit.

Country
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Region
Europe
Category
Cultural
Inscribed
1986
UNESCO reference
372
Area
312.05 ha

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Collections featuring Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey

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