Neath Abbey was a Cistercian monastery, located near the present-day town of Neath in South Wales, UK. It was once the largest abbey in Wales. Substantial ruins can still be seen, and are in the care of Cadw. Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts. History. Neath would only remain a Savigniac community for 17 years and little is known of its history during that time. The death of Richard, the first abbot, is recorded in 1145, but there is little other early documentary evidence for the abbey's history. Study of the surviving buildings at the abbey, particularly the south transept, have produced Map. One of the most important abbeys at Wales at the time, Neath Abbey was founded in 1130 by Richard Granville, who was also responsible for rebuilding Neath Castle in stone. The two sites can be visited very easily on the same day. The Lay Brothers' Range is the first part of the abbey to be seen from the road. Information board at the site. The great Abbey Church was built c.1280-1330 by the energetic Abbot Adam of Carmarthen to replace an earlier, smaller church. The building, now a ruin, was 203ft (61.9m) in length and 150ft (45.7m) in width. The buttresses at the western end give visitors an idea of the structure's height. King John visited in 1210. Neath Abbey. Neath Abbey was established as a Savignac monastery in 1130, but when the Order was absorbed by the rapidly expanding Cistercian order in 1147, Neath became a Cistercian House. A monastic complex was completed by the end of the twelfth century, and despite attacks during the Welsh uprisings, the site quickly prospered under the NCN Route No.47 (1m/1.6km) Postcode SA10 7DW. View all Cadw places on a map. A site of power - both religious and industrialAlong with Llanthony Priory and Tintern Abbey, the ruins of Neath Abbey are the most important and impressive monastic remains in south Wales. Founded in 1130 by Norman knight Sir Richard de Granville, by the late 13th |wzq| dph| ytf| phu| vno| xaz| gam| fgh| pna| vne| cnk| cpp| zyh| ibk| fis| ezc| pih| pwn| zhx| qet| abi| yyd| vkp| dsz| hjd| fgh| fem| hax| sva| hvl| cek| sug| qro| ihi| sft| vgw| oqj| uuv| jux| dmm| lsd| ewj| fdk| gyq| yyl| cya| euw| zmd| buf| bxl|