Gisborough Priory, Guisborough

Name: Gisborough Priory
Address: Church St, Guisborough, TS14 6HG, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 370 333 1181

#1 among attractions in Guisborough

Top attraction, Historical place, Monastery

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Gisborough Priory is a ruined Augustinian priory in Guisborough in the current borough of Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1119 as the Priory of St Mary by the Norman feudal magnate Robert de Brus, also an ancestor of the Scottish king, Robert the Bruce. It became one of the richest monastic foundations in England with grants from the crown and bequests from de Brus, other nobles and gentry and local people of more modest means. Much of the Romanesque Norman priory was destroyed in a fire in 1289. It was rebuilt in the Gothic style on a grander scale over the following century. Its remains are regarded as among the finest surviving examples of early Gothic architecture in England. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1119 (905 years ago)Coordinates: 54°32'9"N, 1°2'54"W

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Church StGuisborough TS14 6HG United Kingdom

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Nearby attractions include: Saltburn Miniature Railway, Roseberry Topping, Easby Moor, Eston Nab.

4.5 miNE
Amusement, Amusement ride, Amusement park
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Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
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Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Easby Moor, North York Moors
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Park
Eston Nab
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54°35'11"N • 1°5'6"W
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Cemetery
St Germain's Churchyard, Marske-by-the-Sea
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Forts and castles
Wilton Castle, North Yorkshire
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2.9 miNE
Church
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Archaeological site
Ruther Cross, Guisborough
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54°29'19"N • 1°8'4"W
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Zetland Park, Redcar
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