Ruins of the cathedral of Whitby, North Yorkshire.
Whitby Abbey is located on the northeast coast of England.
It was a Benedictine Abbey.
It literally lies on the coast with a view of the North Sea.
When in 867 the Danes invaded and colonized Northumbria, the abbey was destroyed and for 207 years it was desolate and forgotten. After the Norman conquest of England 1066, by William the Conqueror, the abbey was ordered to be restored. The second monastery was also destroyed by Henry VIII (1540). The buildings were plundered and the monastery fell back into ruins. The formidable remains remained a beacon for sailors.
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