Ryedale Views the Rievaulx area, North Yorkshire

5. Rievaulx Abbey near Helmsley

The amazing high and grand stonework of the ruins of Rievaulx Abbey near Helmsley.

The Cistercian monks first arrived in Rievaulx in 1113.

The abbey was founded by St Bernard of Clairvaux and 12 Clairvaux monks came to Rievaulx in 1132.

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