Rievaulx Abbey: History
• Sources
• Foundation
• Consolidation
• Rise and Fall
• Dissolution

Rievaulx Abbey: Buildings
• Precinct
• Church
• Cloister
• Sacristy
• Library
• Chapter House
• Parlour
• Dormitory
• Warming House
• Day Room
• Refectory
• Kitchen
• Lay Brothers' Range
• Novices' quarters
• Abbot's Lodging
• Infirmary
• Guesthouse
• Gatehouse

Rievaulx Abbey: Lands

Rievaulx Abbey: People

Sources

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A bronze scourge from Rievaulx
© English Heriatge
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A wide-range of surviving artefacts offers a valuable insight to life at Rievaulx during its four-hundred year history. A number of these are on display in the visitors’ centre at the site and include floor tiles, seals, pens, chess pieces, buckles and even a scourge.

The abbey ruins at Rievaulx are amongst the most significant in Britain. Recent architectural analysis of Rievaulx means that the layout of the precinct and the stages of building are more clearly understood, and the site is now appreciated as much for its architectural importance as its aesthetic qualities. (10)