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Whitby Abbey

Location: York, United Kingdom
Latitude & Longitude: 54.488335, -0.607413
Views: 65   Posted By: bmeyer2 (10/02/2008)
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bmeyer2 (10/02/2008)

Whitby Abbey, a Benedictine abbey ruin, sits on North Yorkshire's East Cliff.  It was build by the Anglo-Saxon King of Northumbria in 657 AD.

The ruins on the coast were a source of inspiration for Dracula.

For more info, see Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitby_Abbey

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