Photo of Tintern Abbey, a ruined abbey in the Wye Valley, Monmouthshire, south east Wales.

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Abbeys & priories in WalesWales

28 abbeys and priories across Wales, the finest first, then every one county by county.

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Tintern Abbey

Roofless Cistercian abbey in the Wye Valley.

Monmouthshire

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Strata Florida Abbey

Remote Cistercian ruin with carved west doorway.

Ceredigion

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Valle Crucis Abbey

Cistercian ruins in a green Llangollen valley.

Denbighshire

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Cymer Abbey

The remains of a medieval abbey in Gwynedd.

Gwynedd

Llanthony Priory

A roofless Augustinian ruin of pointed arches under the Black Mountains.

Monmouthshire

St Davids Bishop's Palace

Henry de Gower's showy palace, its parapet chequered in purple Caerbwdi stone.

Pembrokeshire

St Dogmaels Abbey

The remains of a medieval abbey in Pembrokeshire.

Pembrokeshire

St Cybi's Well

A medieval holy well in Gwynedd.

Gwynedd

Basingwerk Abbey

The remains of a medieval abbey in Flintshire.

Flintshire

Denbigh Friary

Denbigh Friary Church

Denbighshire

Ewenni Priory

The remains of a medieval priory in Vale of Glamorgan.

Vale of Glamorgan

Haverfordwest Priory

The remains of a medieval priory in Pembrokeshire.

Pembrokeshire

Neath Abbey

The remains of a medieval abbey in Neath Port Talbot.

Neath Port Talbot

Talley Abbey

The remains of a medieval abbey in Carmarthenshire.

Carmarthenshire

Claustral Buildings, St Clears Priory

The remains of a medieval priory in Carmarthenshire.

Carmarthenshire

Cwmhir Abbey

The remains of a medieval abbey in Powys.

Powys

Dominican Friary (Cardiff)

The remains of a Dominican friary in Cardiff.

Cardiff

Margam Abbey

The remains of a medieval abbey in Neath Port Talbot.

Neath Port Talbot

Pill Priory

The remains of a medieval priory in Pembrokeshire.

Pembrokeshire

Puffin Island monastery

The remains of a medieval monastery in Anglesey.

Anglesey

St John's Priory (Carmarthenshire)

The remains of a medieval priory in Carmarthenshire.

Carmarthenshire

St Mary's Abbey (Gwynedd)

St Mary's Abbey, Bardsey Island

Gwynedd

Strata Marcella Abbey

The remains of a medieval abbey in Powys.

Powys

Whitland Abbey

The remains of a medieval abbey in Carmarthenshire.

Carmarthenshire

Aberconwy Abbey

Site of Aberconwy Abbey, Maenan

Conwy

Friary at Llanfaes

Site of Friary at Llanfaes

Anglesey

Grace Dieu Abbey

Site of Grace Dieu Abbey

Monmouthshire

Llancarfan Monastery

The remains of a medieval monastery in Vale of Glamorgan.

Vale of Glamorgan