Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire (2)

This shot of Fountains Abbey shows the full length of the church, and the remains of many other buildings in the foreground.

The site of this abbey is in a secluded valley, and from the visitor centre on the bank behind the church, little of the remains can be seen - only the top of the tower.

By the time of the dissolution of the monasteries, in the 1530s, they had become very wealthy and great landowners. Fountains Abbey owned land right across Yorkshire, and as far away as Cumbria.

Ian

[Lynne Hart]

Great shot of the abbey.

[Molly]

This is a great view of the whole abbey, and a beautiful blue sky as the backdrop too.

[Pyrrhula]

A beautiful capture and view of those ruins of this nice abbey. great interesting info. fav.

[Therese]

must also FAV this one.... great shot! :)

[Denise fuller]

Great in its glory

[Dianne]

Wow - now we get s real sense of the true scale.

[Gill W]

Wonderful shot, love the POV.

[Steve and Pam Winfield]

You take great photos of old buildings keep it up;0

[Richard Sayer]

This really is quite a spectacular place - I'm so glad that the ruins are being preserved. Henry VIII has a lot to answer for!

[Tony]

Impressive structure, beautifully captured.

[Lizzy Bean]

wonderful fav

[bkb in the city]

Great view Ian

[Ivan]

Great viewpoint of these wonderful ruins. Fav!

[Pete Roberts]

Great picture especially against the blue sky

[Debbie Arcaro]

Amazing capture!fav

[Graham Thresher]

A fantastic capture. Fav

[Fisher Family]

@lhart

Thank you Lynne, glad you like it!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@dolphin

Thank you Molly - we were very fortunate, it was a beautiful day to spend time at Fountains Abbey.

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@pyrrhula

Thank you Ferry, and thank you for the fav!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@monkeykid

Thank you Therese, and thank you for the fav!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@denisefuller

Thank you Denise - it's a beautiful place to visit!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@dide

Thank you Dianne - it really is a huge place.

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@gillg

Thank you Gill - glad you like it!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@stevepam

Thank you Steve and Pam - both Katharine and I love taking photos of these beautiful old places!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@vignouse

Thank you Richard - Henry VIII took vandalism to a whole new level! And this site really is special, although there are quite a few other spectacular abbey ruins here in Yorkshire.

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@tonydebont

Thank you Tony, glad you like it!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@lizzybean

Thank you Lizzy, and thank you for the fav!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@bkbinthecity

Thank you Brian - it's such a fabulous place it was hard to chose which photos to post!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@ivan

Thank you Ivan, and thank you for the fav!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@pjr

Thank you Pete - it was a lovely day to take photos there!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@hshdebbie

Thank you Debbie, and thank you for the fav!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@thresheg

Thank you Graham and thank you for the fav!

Ian

[Bob]

Very cool overall shot of the abbey. I'd love to explore the remains.

[Fisher Family]

@bobhuegel

Thank you Bob - it's a beautiful and fascinating place to explore!

Ian