Ancient site · Wales · Ruin
Tintern Abbey
Tintern Abbey is a medieval Cistercian abbey on the Welsh bank of the River Wye, founded in 1131 and largely rebuilt in the 13th century. Its surviving fabric is a large Decorated Gothic church with associated cloister and monastic ranges, now a managed ruin visited by the public.
First raised
1131
Its prime
1301
Today
Ruin
As it stood in 1301
What Tintern Abbey looked like in its prime.
Massive walls of Old Red Sandstone in tones from purple to buff form a long cruciform abbey with tall pointed gables and broad aisle arcades. Tall multi-light Gothic windows with intricate stone tracery punctuate nave, transepts and an enormous east window; the cloister and domestic ranges open onto a grassy garth and low foundations. The site sits in a wooded river valley; large stretches of walling survive but roofs and much fenestration are lost.
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11 places to explore in 1301.
The record describes 11 distinct spots at Tintern Abbey — including 9 interiors: nave, looking east, presbytery and great east window, crossing and transept chapels and more. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.
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