Composed a few miles above Tintern Abbey, on revisiting the Banks of the Wye during a tour. July 13, 1798 Five years have past; five summers, with the length Of five long winters! and again I hear ...

Tintern is not only home to its iconic Abbey but also to a treasure trove of historical landmarks awaiting exploration. These include St Michael's Church, St Mary's Church, the Abbey Tintern ...

Almost all of them were run by the Church. Many were monastery infirmaries, eg Tintern, Valle Crucis and Strata Florida, or other religious houses, eg the Franciscan friaries in Cardiff and Bangor.

and the Somerset family of Raglan enriching itself with the property of Tintern. While the Benedictine abbey churches survived as parish churches, most of the monasteries fell into ruin ...