Just north-west of Downpatrick lies Inch Abbey. Built before 800AD, it was destroyed by vikings and later came back to life as a Cistercian monastry founded by John de Courcy. A raised causeway now leads to the site, which, as the name suggests, was an island in the Quoile.
A lot of the Abbey has been reduced to ground level but the east end of the church, with its three early English lancet... More details
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