Coverham Abbey

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Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Coverham Abbey is one of eleven abbeys the Albion Guide maps in North Yorkshire. It sits within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Other monastic sites nearby include Jervaulx Cistercian Abbey and Penhill Knights Templar preceptory.

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