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St Mary's Abbey, Holmcultram is a Cistercian monastery founded in the twelfth century in the parish of Holmcultram in Cumberland. The abbey was established as a daughter house of Holm Cultram and became one of the significant religious houses in the region, benefiting from extensive landholdings and involvement in local agricultural and pastoral activities. The surviving remains include portions of the abbey church and associated monastic structures, which reflect the architectural conventions typical of Cistercian communities of the medieval period. The site was dissolved during the Reformation in the sixteenth century, and its ruins have been subject to antiquarian interest and study as evidence of medieval monastic life in the North of England.
St Mary's Abbey, Holmcultram is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007164. View the official record →
St Mary's Abbey, Holmcultram is a Cistercian monastery founded in the twelfth century in the parish of Holmcultram in Cumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007164.
St Mary's Abbey, Holmcultram 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 1007164.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Mungo's Castle (3.7 km), Skinburness (milefortlet 9), part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast, and earlier Roman camp (7.3 km), Cardurnock milefortlet (Mf 5) (7.7 km).
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