Ruins of Whitby Cathedral, North Yorkshire, Great Britain. Whitby Abbey is located on the northeast coast of England.
It was a Benedictine Abbey.
He literally lies on the coast overlooking the North Sea.
When in 867 the Danes invaded and colonized Northumbria, the abbey was destroyed and lay desolate and forgotten for 207 years. After the Norman conquest of England 1066, by William the Conqueror, the order was given to restore the abbey. Also the second monastery was destroyed by Henry VIII (1540) The buildings were looted and the monastery fell back into ruin. The formidable remains remained a beacon for sailors. This photo has been digitally manipulated to make the atmosphere more dramatic.
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