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Tarrant Abbey is a Cistercian monastery founded in the early thirteenth century in the Tarrant Valley, Dorset. The abbey was established around 1228 and operated as a house for Cistercian nuns until the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1539. The tithe barn at Abbey Farm preserves substantial medieval fabric and represents the agricultural infrastructure that supported the monastic community, demonstrating the practical economy of the religious house. The site remains significant for understanding the spatial organisation and material culture of a medieval Cistercian convent in southern England.
Tarrant Abbey, site of, and tithe barn at Abbey Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002715. View the official record →
Tarrant Abbey is a Cistercian monastery founded in the early thirteenth century in the Tarrant Valley, Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002715.
Tarrant Abbey, site of, and tithe barn at Abbey Farm 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 1002715.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 800m NNW of West Morden Farm (7.4 km), Three bowl barrows on Bloxworth Down, 800m west of Botany Bay Barn (8.2 km), Beacon mound on Beacon Hill (8.2 km).
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