Buckland Abbey
📍 Devon, England
About
Buckland Abbey is a Grade I listed 700-year-old house in Buckland Monachorum, near Yelverton, Devon, England, noted for its connection with Sir Richard Grenville the Younger and Sir Francis Drake. It is owned by the National Trust.
Founded as a Cistercian monastery in 1278, dissolved in 1539. Converted into a dwelling by Sir Richard Grenville, who destroyed most of the monastic buildings. Acquired by Sir Francis Drake in 1581 after his circumnavigation of the globe. The great medieval barn survives alongside Drake's home. Managed by the National Trust since 1948.
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