Tue Sep 19, 2017 @ 13:38

And ruins! This is Shap Abbey, or at least its remains. It's hard to convey how impressive these structures are-- 800 years old, and still standing despite being ransacked by the villagers over the centuries. There used to be a huge compound behind this, but now all of the stones are in houses nearby (it was easier than quarrying new stone for new houses). Maybe it's the fact that I got here really late in the day, so the sun was hitting it just right.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shap_Abbey