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Jervaulx Abbey

There are a number of ruined abbeys in and around the Yorkshire Dales. I’ve already posted about Bolton Abbey, and I have a post on Fountains Abbey to come. Today though is the turn of Jervaulx Abbey.

Like many religious houses in England and Wales, the 12th Century Cistercian Abbey at Jervaulx was ravaged by Henry VIII’s Dissolution of the Monastries circa 1540.

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Richmond

A few shots of Richmond and it’s 11th Century Castle:

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Barnard Castle

The 12th Century fortress of Barnard Castle sits above the River Tees in County Durham:

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Aysgarth Falls

Aysgarth Falls on the River Ure in Wensleydale is just one of many water falls in the Yorkshire Dales:

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Swaledale

Not as popular or well known as it’s more famous neighbour Wensleydale, Swaledale is no less beautiful:

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Bolton Abbey

The 12th Century Augustinian Priory lies at the heart of the Bolton Abbey estate near Skipton on the Southern edge of the Yorkshire Dales:

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Llyn Peninsula/North Wales Gallery

For one reason and another it’s taken me a long time to finish posting my images of our holiday to the Llyn Peninsula last September. So I’ve gathered all the images together in one post below:

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Whistling Sands

A few shots of the popular Whistling Sands beauty spot on the Llyn Peninsula in North Wales:

Abersoch

A few images of the popular seaside resort of Abersoch on the Llyn Peninsula in North Wales:

Penrhyn Castle

Built in the early 19th Century, the faux-medieval castle of Penrhyn stands overlooking the Menai Straits near Bangor in North Wales.

Although it’s an impressive piece of architecture, it’s important to point out that the Pennant family who built it, made their vast fortune in both Welsh slate and Jamaican sugar, the latter from plantations using slave labour. So like many other country house estates it’s a monument to the uncomfortable legacy of Britain’s colonial past.