Kirkstall Abbey.
"Kirkstall, situated on the River
Aire, in one of the most romantic
valleys in England, at about
three miles from the large manufacturing town of Leeds, is per-
haps the best known monastic
ruin in Yorkshire, and is surpassed by none in
picturesque beauty or architectural and antiquarian
interest. The monastic order to which it belonged
had its origin at Cisteaux, in France, in the early
part of the 12th century." Extract from "An historical account of Kirkstall Abbey, Yorkshire, architectural and archaeological" (Open Library).
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