[2] Cistercian monks from St Mary of Furness built the monastery near the end of the reign of Henry II.
[1] The only remaining traces of the abbey are some carved stones reused in other buildings.
The village of Abbeystead takes its name from Wyresdale Abbey[1] and is situated just north of its former site.
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