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kristinakaye | profile | all galleries >> Ireland, 2019 >> Bective Abbey tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Bective Abbey

Bective Abbey was founded in 1147 for the Cistercian Order by Murchad O'Maeil- Sheachlainn, King of Meath.
It was Ireland's second Cistercian Abbey; a ‘daughter house' to nearby Mellifont. The Order
had been founded to recapture the original simplicity of monastic life; this was reflected in their restrained buildings.

Bective became an important monastic settlement. The remains now visible at the Abbey date
mainly from the 13th to 15th centuries. They include the church, chapter house and cloister.
The cloister ruins are particularly Well-preserved and feature pointed, gothic arches typical of Cistercian architecture.

The abbey was suppressed following the dissolution of the Monasteries under King Henry VIII in 1543.
The lands were then rented, and the monastery began to be used as a fortified house.

Today, the ruins provide a maze of passageways with dead ends and interrupted staircases, all asking to be explored.
Due to its castle-like qualities, the site was also chosen as a location for the 1995 movie 'Braveheart'.
Bective Abbey
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Bective Abbey		 Bective Abbey
Bective Abbey		 Bective Abbey
Bective Abbey		 Bective Abbey
Bective Abbey		 Bective Abbey
Bective Abbey		 Bective Abbey
Bective Abbey
Bective Abbey
Bective Abbey		 Bective Abbey
Bective Abbey

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