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Rievaulx Abbey

British  
/ ˈriːvəʊ /

noun

  1. a ruined Cistercian abbey near Helmsley in Yorkshire: built in the 12th century and abandoned at the dissolution of the monasteries; landscaped in the 18th century

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Rievaulx Abbey, www.english-heritage.org.uk, was one of them but that hasn't dented its beauty.

From Time ● Jun. 17, 2010

It was after passing a picturesque cottage and bridge, that the first view of Rievaulx Abbey broke upon us.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 328, August 23, 1828 by Various

A short distance up the stream brings us to the little village of Rivas—as the country folk call it—and to Rievaulx Abbey.

From A Month in Yorkshire by Walter White

The next day he drove me over to Rievaulx Abbey, which was the mother of Fountain Abbey. 

From A Walk from London to John O'Groat's by Elihu Burritt

Melrose Abbey was the eldest daughter, I believe, of Rievaulx Abbey, in Yorkshire, which has already been noticed; a year or two older in its foundation than Fountain Abbey, in Studley Park. 

From A Walk from London to John O'Groat's by Elihu Burritt

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