The Don Englebreston Collection
Distant View of Ruined Abbey in a Wooded Valley, Likely Rievaulx Abbey, North Yorkshire
This hazy landscape captures a sweeping view down into a wooded Yorkshire valley, where the roofless stone ruins of a medieval abbey stand amid a small village. Likely depicting Rievaulx Abbey, one of England's great Cistercian monastic ruins, the photograph reflects the scenic countryside vistas that have drawn visitors to this part of North Yorkshire for centuries. Project: 219970