swap_horiz Mellifont Abbey Alternatives

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Cluny Abbey

Cluny Abbey was founded in 910 by William I, Duke of Aquitaine, who placed it under direct papal authority. It became th...

France Medieval Romanesque Ruins

9.2 Excellent

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Fontenay Abbey

Fontenay Abbey was founded in 1118 by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux in the Burgundy region of France. It is one of the olde...

France Museum Unesco Romanesque

9.2 Excellent

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Maulbronn Monastery

Maulbronn Monastery is a former Cistercian abbey located in Maulbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Founded in 1147, the...

Germany Museum Unesco Romanesque

9.2 Excellent

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Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise is an ancient monastic site located on the banks of the River Shannon in County Offaly, Ireland. It was fou...

Early Medieval Ireland Pilgrimage Ruins

9.1 Excellent

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Clairvaux Abbey

Clairvaux Abbey was founded in 1115 by Bernard of Clairvaux in the Champagne region of France as the fourth daughter hou...

France Medieval Ruins Cistercian

9.0 Excellent

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Glendalough Monastery

Glendalough is an early medieval monastic settlement located in a glacial valley in County Wicklow, Ireland. It was foun...

Early Medieval Ireland Ruins Wicklow

9.0 Excellent

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Eberbach Abbey

Eberbach Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery located near Eltville in the Rheingau region of Hesse, Germany. Establis...

Germany Museum Romanesque Cistercian

8.7 Great

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Le Thoronet Abbey

Le Thoronet Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in the Var department of Provence, France, founded in the 12th centur...

Heritage France Romanesque Provence

8.6 Great

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Rievaulx Abbey

Rievaulx Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery in North Yorkshire, England, located in the Rye Valley near Helmsley. Fo...

England Yorkshire Ruins Cistercian

8.6 Great

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Jumièges Abbey

Jumièges Abbey is a former Benedictine monastery in Normandy, France, founded in 654 by Saint Philibert with the patrona...

France Romanesque Normandy Benedictine

8.5 Great

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Melrose Abbey

Melrose Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery in the town of Melrose in the Scottish Borders, founded in 1136 by King D...

Scotland Gothic Ruins Cistercian

8.5 Great

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Furness Abbey

Furness Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery on the Furness peninsula in Cumbria, England, founded in 1123 with the pa...

England Medieval Ruins Cumbria

8.4 Great

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Sénanque Abbey

Sénanque Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Sénanque) is a Cistercian monastery founded in 1148 near Gordes in the Luberon regi...

France Active Lavender Romanesque

8.3 Great

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San Galgano Abbey

San Galgano is a ruined Cistercian abbey located in Tuscany, Italy, with construction beginning in the early 13th centur...

Italy Gothic Tuscany Ruins

8.3 Great

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Llanthony Priory

Llanthony Priory is a medieval ruin located in the Vale of Ewyas in Monmouthshire, Wales. Founded as an Augustinian reli...

Medieval Romanesque Wales Ruins

8.3 Great

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Kirkstall Abbey

Kirkstall Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery situated in a public park in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, founded in...

England Romanesque Yorkshire Ruins

8.1 Great

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Jerpoint Abbey

Jerpoint Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in County Kilkenny, Ireland, founded in the second half of the 12th cent...

Ireland Ruins Kilkenny Cistercian

8.0 Great

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Boyle Abbey

Boyle Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery located in County Roscommon, Ireland, founded in 1161. The abbey exhibits a...

Ireland Ruins Cistercian Roscommon

7.8 Good

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Buildwas Abbey

Buildwas Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery located on the banks of the River Severn in Shropshire, England. It was...

England Romanesque Ruins Shropshire

7.5 Good

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Cong Abbey

Cong Abbey is an Augustinian priory located in County Mayo, Ireland, founded in the 12th century on the site of an earli...

Ireland Romanesque Ruins Mayo

7.4 Good