Herb Riddle's photos with the keyword: Llanthony_Priory

A look from the inside of this fabulous very imposing ruined priory brings me to this spot. On the left are the remains of the nave. See and follow PiP for more info. Essential full screen.

A trip to this 900 year old ruin is the highlight of the day for us. We are looking at it, almost in its entirety, from the back. Remote Llanthony, locked away in a dramatic location in the Vale of Ewyas beneath the brooding borderland Black Mountains that rise abruptly from this evocative ruin, still radiates that spirit of isolation and contemplation. Norman knight William de Lacy founded a hermitage here when he — untypical of the times — abandoned war and embraced religion. By 1118 Llanthony had become a monastery of Augustinian canons, which continued until it was suppressed in 1539. More info: cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/llanthony-priory Enjoy full screen.

Life for all living things on our earth has a limited span. This once proud beech ? tree has now come to the end of its own life and only it knows its true history. Its final testament is for an image here on Ipernity where it will live on for a few more years perhaps. Taken just north of Abergavenny, Wales. Enjoy full size.