Byland
Abbey is a ruined abbey and small village in Ryedale, North Yorkshire. The
abbey was founded in 1135 and dissolved four hundred years later. In 1322, King Edward II was at
Byland when the Battle of Old Byland took place.
The
grade I listed building is now maintained by the English Heritage, who oversaw
conservation work to repair water damage and repoint stone walls in late 2017,
which is when we had decided to visit. The website had told us that the site
was open, but as you can see, this wasn’t the case, and we were instead met with
a large picture of what it should look like.
