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The Site of Swine Cistercian nunnery is a medieval religious house located in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Founded in the twelfth century as a Cistercian convent for women, the nunnery was established under the patronage of the de Gant family and operated as an important spiritual and economic centre throughout the medieval period. The site today survives as earthwork remains and scattered stone fragments that testify to the layout and scale of the former conventual buildings, including evidence of the church, cloister ranges, and domestic structures typical of a Cistercian community. The nunnery remained in occupation until its dissolution during the Reformation in the sixteenth century, after which the site gradually fell into ruin, leaving archaeological evidence of its former significance within the local landscape.
Site of Swine Cistercian nunnery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007750. View the official record →
The Site of Swine Cistercian nunnery is a medieval religious house located in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007750.
Site of Swine Cistercian nunnery 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 1007750.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 300m south of Castle Hill Farm (1.4 km), Swine Castle Hill (1.6 km), Moated monastic grange site and fishponds in Paradise Wood, 630m north west of Carlam Hill Farm (3.2 km).
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