Glastonbury Abbey

Ruin

The surviving ruined walls of Glastonbury Abbey across its lawns.
The surviving ruined walls of Glastonbury Abbey across its lawns. Photograph: Gerd Eichmann / Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SA 4.0.Gerd Eichmann / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Image source · Crop

Glastonbury Abbey’s thirty-six-acre grounds contain the setting of a medieval monastery. The institution presents associations with Joseph of Arimathea and King Arthur as legends. Its Abbey Yard was redeveloped in 2024 through the Glastonbury Town Deal.

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Recorded coordinates: 51.14611, -2.71528

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Source record: Glastonbury Abbey — factual history and explicitly identified legends

Record identifier: factory-dossier-382be32e1a1d068d38500437

Source reference: www.glastonburyabbey.com

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Source record: Wikimedia Commons photograph and licence

Record identifier: factory-dossier-382be32e1a1d068d38500437

Source reference: commons.wikimedia.org

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