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| Whitby Abbey |
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| Whitby Abbey. A Benedictine monastery founded in England in 657 C.E. The ruin stands on a high cliff overlooking the North Sea. In 1914 it was partially destroyed by German shell fire, during a bombardment of the neighboring seaport. |
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