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Fountain Abbey ruins in Great Britain
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Fountain Abbey, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was home to a huge tannery.
British archaeologists have solved the mystery of the “mysterious” strip of land on the territory of Fountain Abbey in North Yorkshire. As it turned out, the site was home to a huge tannery about 850 years old, the newspaper reported. The Daily Mail.-
While investigating the ruins of the abbey, built in 1132, scientists have long been unable to determine the origin of the strip of land in the form of a “bowling alley” in the eastern part of the complex.
An analysis of the terrain using GPR showed that many centuries ago there were two large stone buildings 16 meters wide on this site, around which there were reservoirs and other small structures. This led to the conclusion that there was a tannery.
According to experts from the University of Bradford and the British National Trust, the plant operated from the late 1150s or 1160s until 1539, when, in the midst of the English Reformation, King Henry VIII closed all the monasteries in England and the abbey building was destroyed.
It is emphasized that the discovery solved the “missing piece of the puzzle” of the abbey. At the same time, it was believed for many years that it would hardly be possible to find anything new on this territory.
Fountain Abbey ruins are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
**NEWS** The discovery of a medieval tannery @fountainsabbey surprises archaeologists by its industrial scale – the latest discoveries have redrawn the plan of the most famous abbey in British monastic archaeology – and found remains of unexpected buildings. @NT_TheNorth pic.twitter.com/0OG7NqaIXF
— National Trust Archaeology (@NatTrustArch) October 25, 2021
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