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Kirkham Priory Augustinian monastery: monastic precinct, three fishponds, and precinct boundary

A Scheduled Monument in Westow, North Yorkshire

Kirkham Priory

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West Cloister Wall and site of western range. During world war 2 troops made use of the high wall of the Western Cloister in training with scrambling nets, which they would subsequently use to make their way from the main transport ships into the smaller landing craft during the invasion on D-Day. (Wikipedia)
Photo taken on 6 April 2017.

Uploaded by Kenneth Stanford on 16 November 2022

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