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Grey Abbey

Main Street, Greyabbey, County Down, BT22 2NQ
Grey Abbey ruins and graveyard from a birds eye view

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Along with Inch Abbey, Greyabbey is the best example of Anglo-Norman Cistercian architecture in Ulster and was the daughter house of Holm Cultram (Cumbria). It was founded in 1193 by Affreca, wife of John de Courcy, the Anglo-Norman invader of East Ulster. Poor and decayed in the late Middle Ages, the abbey was dissolved in 1541 but in the early 17th century was granted to Sir Hugh Montgomery and the nave was refurbished for parish worship until the late 18th century. The remains, in the beautiful parkland setting of the nearby grand house of Rosemount, consist of the church with cloister and surrounding buildings to the south.

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  • Open Evenings
  • Open Mondays
  • Open Sundays

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  • Picnic Area

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  • Toilets

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  • On site parking

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Opening Times

* This is an open site with a small visitor information centre

Visitors Centre open 1pm - 4pm on Saturdays and 2pm – 4.30pm on Sundays

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Situated on the east side of the village of Greyabbey, on main A2 Portaferry Road.

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