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ID:SDV343199
Title:An Archaeological Survey of Canonsleigh Abbey, Burlescombe, Devon
Originator:Griffiths, D. M.
Date:1985
Summary:One of three studies of monastic sites considered to be under particular threat of destruction or damage. It was initially founded as an Augustinian monastery for monks in the later 12th century but was refounded as a nunnery in the later 13th century. It was dissolved in 1539. A surviving datestone suggests that a house was built on the site of the abbey in 1628 but this too was replaced in the 18th century. The site is now split between several private owners with no public access. The two principal surviving remains are the gatehouse and the reredorter.

Associated Monuments (4)

MDV1467Canonsleigh Abbey Gatehouse (Building)
MDV1465Canonsleigh Abbey, Burlescombe (Monument)
MDV11469Reredorter at Canonsleigh Abbey, Burlescombe (Building)
MDV1466Well at Canonsleigh Abbey (Monument)