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Shap Premonstratensian Abbey is a twelfth-century monastic foundation in Westmorland, established by the Premonstratensian order and dissolved during the Reformation. The substantial ruins of the abbey church remain prominent within the landscape, whilst the precinct is defined by surviving sections of the perimeter wall that once enclosed the monastic complex. The community's economy was supported by ancillary structures including an abbey mill and associated mill race, fed by the watercourse that also served two fishponds within or adjoining the precinct, features typical of Premonstratensian estates of the medieval period. The site represents an important example of a substantial northern English monastic house and its supporting infrastructure.
Shap Premonstratensian Abbey, including the precinct wall, abbey mill and mill race, and two fishponds is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011636. View the official record →
Shap Premonstratensian Abbey is a twelfth-century monastic foundation in Westmorland, established by the Premonstratensian order and dissolved during the Reformation. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011636.
Shap Premonstratensian Abbey, including the precinct wall, abbey mill and mill race, and two fishponds 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 1011636.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairn on White Raise (2.2 km), Round cairn west of White Raise (2.2 km), Shap large regular stone circle (2.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Shap Premonstratensian Abbey, including the precinct wall, abbey mill and mill race, and two fishponds'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.
Shap Premonstratensian Abbey, including the precinct wall, abbey mill and mill race, and two fishponds stands on Ordovician Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ordovician. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.