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Inch Abbey

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David
June 5, 2022
Nice walk (45mins each way) from cottage, stop at Wackoz for a break en route. Mediaeval monastic site with a view of Downpatrick Cathedral over the marshes.
Alice
November 28, 2019
Another game of Thrones filming locations. This location is just 10 drive from the accommodation. Go back in time feel the authentic setting taking over your imagination. This is also a great location on the River Quoile. Looking up on Downpatricks Cathedral where St. Patrick is buried. This is a beautiful setting also popular for Wedding photos.
William John
January 7, 2020
The first monastery established on the northern banks of the river Quoile in 800 AD was known as Inis Cumhscraigh. Nothing remains of the early monastery, but traces of the Early Christian earthworks enclosure can be seen on aerial photographs. The setting is really beautiful and you can see why the Anglo-Norman knight John de Courcy established the Cistercian abbey here in c.1180. It is believed the Abbey was founded as an act of repentance for his destruction of the Abbey at Erinagh three years earlier. De Courcy also founded Grey Abbey in Down as well as erecting castles at Carrickfergus and Dundrum. The abbey was colonised with monks from Furness Abbey in England. It was built to a typical Cistercian layout, a large cruciform church with a low tower at the crossing of the north and south transept. The cloister garth is situated to the south of the church. Along the east of the cloister are the ruins of a vestry, chapter house, parlour and day room. To the south is the refectory and kitchen. There was a well and a bakehouse situated to the southwest of the cloister. The abbey, which retained a strong english influence refusing to accept irish monks into the community, was remodelled in the 15th century. The abbey was suppressed in 1541.
The first monastery established on the northern banks of the river Quoile in 800 AD was known as Inis Cumhscraigh. Nothing remains of the early monastery, but traces of the Early Christian earthworks enclosure can be seen on aerial photographs. The setting is really beautiful and you can see why the…
Peter
September 20, 2018
Inch Abbey is a large, ruined monastic site north-west of Downpatrick, on the north bank of the River Quoile in a hollow between two drumlins and featuring early Gothic architecture. It's a filming site for Games of Thrones.
Sinead
August 11, 2021
A popular place for tourists to visit especially Game of thrones fans, there is a little restaurant nearby also to grab some lunch while visiting, you can walk to here from the property which would probably take around 20 minutes

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Inch Abbey Road
Downpatrick, Northern Ireland
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