Stock photography picture of Eastern facade of the ruins of Whitby Abbey, Whitby, North Yorkshire, England, UK

AH38R2 - Licenced Caption Eastern facade of the ruins of Whitby Abbey, Whitby, North Yorkshire, England, UK Description St Hild founded the original monastery on the site in 657. The Synod of Whitby was held here in 664. In 867 the monastery was destroyed by the Danes but re-founded in 1078 for the Benedictines. The present ruins are mainly Early English dating from circa 1220. high big imposing wall hot sunny summer day blue sky white fluffy cumulus clouds meteorology weather Keywords English, early, Christian, Christianity, church, religion, religious, building, St, Hilda, saint, Diera, calendar, stonework, tall, upright, stone, masonry, sandstone, sand, stone, lancet, windows, upright, arch, spire, scene, scenic, architecture, ecclesiastic, architectural, detail, old, ancient, medieval, tall