This was on the route of a fascinating walk that we did from Hemyock village. It is the remains of a Cistercian Abbey (the church at centre is from the 19th Century) from about 13th century. More info below:
Nestling in a valley of the Blackdown Hills, on the banks of the River Madford, are the enigmatic remains of Dunkeswell Abbey. Only fragments are left of the abbey complex. On the site of the northern end of where the cloisters stood is a mid-19th C church. At first glance one could be mistaken for thinking this abbey was just a small house established by the Cistercians in the early 13th C. However, this was not the case. The complex of buildings that comprised the religious house covered 6 acres.
