Mount Grace Priory

Mount Grace Priory is a monastery in the parish of , , England. Set in woodlands within the North York Moors National Park, it is represented today by the best preserved and most accessible ruins among the nine houses of the Carthusian Order, which existed in in the Middle Ages and were known as charterhouses.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Grade I listed priory in Hambleton, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: Mount Grace Priory Carthusian monastery: monastic precinct, fishponds, moat, mill and well-houses

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mount Grace House and Cleveland Tontine.

Museum
is a historic building in , a village in , in England. The house was originally constructed as the gatehouse of Mount Grace Priory, a Carthusian religious house.

Hotel
The is a historic building in , a village in , in England. In the early 19th century, a turnpike was constructed from , to join the existing road from to . is situated 3,200 feet northwest of Mount Grace Priory.

Reservoir
is a man-made lake situated within the National Park and near the village of in the English county of . The reservoir is named after Cod Beck, which is the small river that fills it.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Osmotherley and Sheepwash.

Village
is a village and civil parish in the in , six miles north-east of . The village is at the western edge of the North York Moors National Park.

Locality
is a popular tourist spot in the , , . It is located on Cod Beck which flows into near .

Village
is a village and civil parish in , England. It is situated between the A172 and A19 roads, 6.5 miles north-east from and 7 miles south-east from the small market town of , and is on the edge of the National Park.

Mount Grace Priory

Latitude
54.38019° or 54° 22′ 49″ north
Longitude
-1.30968° or 1° 18′ 35″ west
Elevation
420 feet (128 metres)
Operator
English Heritage
Open location code
9C6W9MJR+34
Open­Street­Map ID
way 124735311
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
2642107
Wiki­data ID
Q12062111
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