Title

Ruined remains of Muchelney Abbey, Somerset, 2018

Caption

Ruined remains of Muchelney Abbey, Somerset, 2018. Aerial view of new parchmarks showing foundations of the abbey in the hot summer of 2018. Muchelney Abbey was a Benedictine Abbey established in the 10th century on the site of an earlier monastery damaged by Viking raids. It closed in 1538 during the Dissolution of the Monasteries and the buildings were demolished.

Date

2018

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/English Heritage

Reference

HRM19F03_458

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

103,4Mb (8,4Mb) / 24,5in x 16,4in / 7360 x 4912 (300dpi)

Keywords

photograph building England event religious monastery country religion foundations British English church color ruins medieval ruin Christian Christianity location century Britain abbey ruined Somerset 21st century demolished aerial view benedictine Colour bird's eye view aerial photography Middle Ages 15th century English Heritage Church of St Peter and St Paul Dissolution of the Monasteries 1540 fifteenth century Somerset Levels TGN photograph Listed Building Grade I 2010s Historic England Staff Photographer Muchelney Abbey Muchelney parchmark