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Byland Abbey: Location

Byland Abbey: History
Sources
Foundation
Consolidation
Later Middle Ages
Dissolution

Byland Abbey: Buildings
Precinct
Church
Cloister
Sacristy
Library
Chapter House
Parlour
Dormitory
Warming House
Day Room
Refectory
Kitchen
Lay Brothers' Range

Byland Abbey: Lands

Cistercian Life

Abbeys

People

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People

Glossary

Bibliography

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Tours

The project has created three dimensional reconstructions of how the church at Byland abbey may have looked in the 13th Century, based on current archaeological knowledge. A variety of tours of the models and the ruins are available for you to explore.

 

 

QUICKTIME VR
Byland abbey | The abbey as it is today | The 13th Century abbey church |
PICTURE TOUR
Kirkstall Abbey Picture

 

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Byland church Interior The interior of the 14th-century church at Byland
Kirkstall Abbey Picture The exterior of the 14th-century church at Byland