Doric Temple

Doric Temple is a historic site in Rievaulx, Ryedale District, England. Doric Temple is situated near the forest Abbot Hagg Wood, as well as near Rievaulx Bridge.

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Type: Tourist attraction
Description: Grade I listed building in Ryedale, United Kingdom
Also known as: “Tuscan Temple”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Rievaulx Abbey and Rievaulx Terrace.

Rievaulx Abbey

Park

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Rievaulx Abbey was a Cistercian abbey in Rievaulx, near Helmsley, in the North York Moors National Park, North Yorkshire, England. It was one of the great monasteries in England until it was seized in 1538 under Henry VIII during the Dissolution of the Monasteries. Rievaulx Abbey is situated 1,900 feet north of Doric Temple.

Rievaulx Terrace

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Rievaulx Terrace is a site located in the North York Moors National Park, in North Yorkshire, England, overlooking Rievaulx Abbey, owned by the National Trust, but operated by English Heritage as a joint attraction with nearby Rievaulx Abbey. Rievaulx Terrace is situated 1,200 feet northeast of Doric Temple.

Ionic Temple

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Ionic Temple is situated 2,300 feet north of Doric Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rievaulx and Scawton.

Rievaulx

Village

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Rievaulx is a small village and civil parish in Rye Dale within the North York Moors National Park near Helmsley in North Yorkshire, England and is located in what was the inner court of Rievaulx Abbey, close to the River Rye.

Scawton

Village

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Scawton is a village and former civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. The hamlet lies just east of Sutton Bank, north of the A170 road, and 5 miles west of Helmsley, in the Hambleton Hills. Scawton is situated 2 miles west of Doric Temple.