Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey

Cultural
Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey
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Country United Kingdom
Year inscribed1986
Criteria(i) (iv)

Overview

In the 18th century a designed landscape of exceptional beauty was created around the ruins of the Cistercian Fountains Abbey, in Yorkshire. The spectacular ruins of the 12th century abbey and water mill, the Jacobean mansion of Fountains Hall, the Victorian masterpiece St Mary’s Church and one of the most magnificent Georgian water gardens ever created, make this a landscape of outstanding merit.

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Source: UNESCO World Heritage List — CC BY-SA 4.0