Tintern Abbey
Tintern Abbey was a Cistercian abbey located on the Hook Peninsula, County Wexford, Ireland. The Abbey – which is today in ruins, some of which have been restored – was founded in c.1200 by William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke, as the result of a vow he had made when his boat was caught in a storm nearby.
- Tourist attraction
- …lies at an elevation of around 30 metres (90 feet)
- …is operated by Office of Public Works
- Description: former Cistercian abbey in Wexford, Ireland
- Also known as“Tintern Abbey, County Wexford”“Tintern de Voto”“Tintern Minor”“Tintern Parva”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Lady Well and Tintern Church.
Tintern Church
Tintern Church is a ruins.
310 metres southeast of Tintern Abbey
Tintern Church and Graveyard, Wexford
Tintern Church and Graveyard, Wexford is a cemetery.
320 metres southeast of Tintern Abbey
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saltmills and Ballycullane.
Saltmills
Saltmills is a small village located in the south-west of County Wexford, in Ireland.
Ballycullane
Ballycullane is a small village located in the south-west of County Wexford, in Ireland.
5 km north of Tintern Abbey
Fethard-on-Sea
Fethard-on-Sea is a village on the coast of County Wexford in Ireland.
Tintern Abbey
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Latitude
52.23692° or 52° 14′ 13″ north
Longitude
-6.83793° or 6° 50′ 17″ west
Open location code
9C4M65P6+QR
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building = ruins
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historic = church
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tourism = attraction
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Tintern Abbey” goes by many names.
Tintern AbbeyDutch
Mainistir ThinteirnIrish
Mainistir TinteirnIrish
Tintern AbbeyItalian
Tintern Abbey i County WexfordNorwegian Nynorsk
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