Grey Abbey
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Grey Abbey is a ruined Cistercian priory in County Down, Northern Ireland, currently maintained by the Environment and Heritage Service of the Department of the Environment (Northern Ireland).
Grey Abbey was founded in 1193 [1].
Grey Abbey Cistercian Abbey is a State Care Historic Monument in the townland of Rosemount, north of the village of Greyabbey in the Ards Borough Council area, at grid ref: J5829 6810.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Illustrated Dictionary of Irish History. Mac Annaidh, S (ed). Gill and Macmillan, Dublin. 2001
- ^ Grey Abbey. Environment and Heritage Service NI - State Care Historic Monuments. Retrieved on 2007-12-04.
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