St Mary the Virgin, Tarrant Crawford

The Church of St Mary the Virgin in Tarrant Crawford, Dorset, England, was built in the 12th century.

The Abbey was founded in the 13th century by Ralph de Kahaines (of nearby Tarrant Keyneston) as a Cistercian nunnery.

The first is Queen Joan, the wife of Alexander II of Scotland and daughter of King John of England (Richard I's brother and successor) who is buried in the grave yard (supposedly in a golden coffin).

The lower set show three kings or princes, and three skeletons, which are believed to represent "the emptiness of earthly rank and riches".

Another £68,000 was spent between 2003 and 2007 to improve the drainage, eradicate death watch beetle and stabilise and re-roof the tower.

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