Stoned

Following the dissolution of the monasteries, by order of King Henry VIII, the sites were left deserted.

Any contents of value were removed by the Crown.

The actual monasteries, however, were abandoned to fall into disrepair. No one really knows (or admits to knowing) what happened to the solid and expensive stonework from their construction and the buildings themselves became ruins as this valuable material simply 'disappeared'. 

Just across the road from the ruins of Byland Abbey, this local farm has a rather impressive entrance....