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Basingwerk Abbey is a Cistercian monastery founded in the twelfth century in the vale of Greenfield near Holywell in Flintshire, North Wales. The abbey was established circa 1132 as a daughter house of Savigny Abbey in Normandy, later becoming affiliated to the Cistercian order when Savigny merged with Cîteaux in 1147. The surviving ruins include substantial remains of the church, chapter house, and ranges of the claustral buildings, which demonstrate the characteristic austere architectural style typical of Cistercian foundations. The abbey remained in occupation until its dissolution in the sixteenth century and is now one of the most complete monastic ruins in Wales, presenting a clear plan of the medieval monastic complex and functioning as an important witness to religious life in medieval North Wales.
Basingwerk Abbey is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference FL001. View the official record →
Basingwerk Abbey is a Cistercian monastery founded in the twelfth century in the vale of Greenfield near Holywell in Flintshire, North Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference FL001.
Basingwerk Abbey dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a abbey. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Basingwerk Abbey is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is FL001.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hafod Wood Moated Site (5.5 km), Round Barrow 180m E of Mwccwd (7.2 km), Bryn y Cwm Mound & Bailey Castle (7.3 km).
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