"Few views are more fascinating than that of the
ruins of Rievaulx seen from the great grass terrace above them and through the woods which
clothe the hillside to the east and north. The abbey
lies in a hollow on the bank of the little river Rie in
Yorkshire, just where three valleys meet, and the Rie
draws off two other streams with it and carries them
together towards the larger Derwent."
Extract from "The Greater Abbeys of England" (Open Library)
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Rievaulx Abbey is a English Heritage property with free entry for English Heritage members.
