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Grey Abbey is a ruined Cistercian abbey in the civil parish of Grey Abbey, County Down. The abbey was founded in 1193 by Affreca, wife of John de Courcy, the Anglo-Norman invader of East Ulster. The abbey was dissolved in 1541 but in the early 17th century was granted to Sir Hugh Montgomery and the nave was refurbished for parish worship until the late 18th century. The remains consist of the church with cloister and surrounding buildings to the south. The monument is in the care of the Department for Communities. The monument is within the council area of Ards and North Down.
SMR Number: DOW011:010
Place Type: Ecclesiastical Monument
Historic County: Down
Lat, Long: 54.536685,-5.555549
Grid Reference: J 5826 6811
Townland: Rosemount TD
Civil Parish: Grey Abbey CP
Council Area: Ards and North Down CA
Police Area: Northern Ireland PA
Devolved Legislature: Northern Ireland Assembly
GBPN ID: 332459
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Grey_Abbey,_Down_332459
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SMR Number: DOW011:010
Place Type: Ecclesiastical Monument
Historic County: Down
Lat, Long: 54.536685,-5.555549
Grid Reference: J 5826 6811
Townland: Rosemount TD
Civil Parish: Grey Abbey CP
Council Area: Ards and North Down CA
Police Area: Northern Ireland PA
Devolved Legislature: Northern Ireland Assembly
GBPN ID: 332459
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Grey_Abbey,_Down_332459
Peruse Down on Wikishire