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St Ebba's chapel and monastic site is a medieval religious foundation located in Northumberland, England. The site is associated with Saint Ebba, a seventh-century Northumbrian abbess, whose monastic community was historically significant in the early Christian period of northern England. The surviving remains include the chapel structure and traces of the monastic settlement, which reflect the religious importance of the location during the early medieval period. The site represents an important example of Anglo-Saxon monastic archaeology in the Northeast and continues to be of archaeological and historical interest.
St Ebba's chapel and monastic site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008563. View the official record →
St Ebba's chapel and monastic site is a medieval religious foundation located in Northumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008563.
St Ebba's chapel and monastic site 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 1008563.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Benthall round cairn (0.3 km), Deserted medieval village and chapel at Tughall (3.5 km), Dovecote S of Glebe Farm (6.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of St Ebba's chapel and monastic site'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.
St Ebba's chapel and monastic site stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.