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Whitland Abbey is a Cistercian monastery founded in the mid-twelfth century in Carmarthenshire, Wales, established as a daughter house of Tintern Abbey. The abbey was an important religious centre during the medieval period, playing a significant role in the spiritual and economic life of the region through its agricultural lands and monastic community. The surviving remains include substantial stone foundations and walls that testify to the substantial nature of the conventual buildings, though much of the site has been subject to later disturbance and agricultural use. The monastery was dissolved during the sixteenth-century Dissolution of the Monasteries under Henry VIII, after which the site fell into decline.
Whitland Abbey is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM014. View the official record →
Whitland Abbey is a Cistercian monastery founded in the mid-twelfth century in Carmarthenshire, Wales, established as a daughter house of Tintern Abbey. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM014.
Whitland Abbey dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a abbey. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Whitland Abbey is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is CM014.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castle Heli Mound (7.8 km), Deserted Medieval Settlement (7.9 km), Blaengwaith-Noah Camp (8.1 km).
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