Wetheral Priory Gatehouse
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Wetheral Priory Gatehouse by Rose and Trev Clough as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Wetheral Priory Gatehouse
Image: © Rose and Trev Clough Taken: 20 Aug 2011
Dating from the early 15th century, this is the only building that survives intact from a small Benedictine Priory established at Wetheral in 1106. After the dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII the gatehouse was used as a vicarage for a couple of centuries, and then as a hayloft. The gatehouse is now in the care of English Heritage - their website gives historical information and a description of the building http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/properties/wetheral-priory-gatehouse/history-and-research/ .
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image Location
Latitude
54.878994
Longitude
-2.830522