Some time ago I came across a Victorian photograph (PiP) and recognised the location immediately. It took me a while to find a photo that I had taken from a similar spot. I hadn't realised it was as long ago as 2013! The 2nd PiP is St Catherine's Chapel, high on a hill next to the monastery remains.







Abbotsbury housed a Benedictine community founded in 1044 by Orc, a house steward of King Cnut. Its layout probably followed the normal Benedictine pattern of that time, with the monastic buildings grouped around a cloister to the south of the church.