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Roche Abbey is a Cistercian monastery founded in the twelfth century in the parish of Roche, South Yorkshire. The abbey occupied a substantial monastic precinct containing the conventional buildings typical of Cistercian communities, with surviving architectural remains including parts of the church and claustral ranges. A gatehouse served as the principal entrance to the monastic enclosure, controlling access to the abbey's lands and facilities. In the eighteenth century, following the abbey's dissolution, the site was incorporated into a designed landscape garden, which shaped the aesthetic presentation of the ruins in accordance with contemporary picturesque taste.
Roche Abbey Cistercian monastery, including monastic precinct, gatehouse and 18th century landscape garden is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019059. View the official record →
Roche Abbey is a Cistercian monastery founded in the twelfth century in the parish of Roche, South Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019059.
Roche Abbey Cistercian monastery, including monastic precinct, gatehouse and 18th century landscape garden is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1019059.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Slade Hooton medieval settlement and moated site (2 km), Castle Hill motte and bailey castle (3.1 km), Dovecote 70m south west of South Farm (3.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Roche Abbey Cistercian monastery, including monastic precinct, gatehouse and 18th century landscape garden's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Roche Abbey Cistercian monastery, including monastic precinct, gatehouse and 18th century landscape garden stands on Zechstein Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Permian. The rock here is dolomitised limestone and dolomite.