English Heritage: Shap Abbey

Shap Abbey is 1 mile out of the village of Shap, in the valley of the river Lowther. It was mainly built in the 12^th century, except the last building which remains intact. The west tower was built in the 15^th century. the canons who started the Abbey were Premonstatensian. this was a group who looked for remote locations to ‘commune with God’. Boy, did they find one here. Before the modern ease of transport they would have been very isolated in this beautiful place.
Dates apart this is a fascinating place. you can see the remains of the loos and the bakery, and a good deal of the floor plan of the Abbey.