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  • Reeve, J. A Monograph on the Abbey of S. Mary of Fountains. London: Printed by Sprague & Co. [for private circulation], 1892. 52 pp. Fol. 54 plates. Citation ⁃ Reeve, J. A Monograph on the Abbey of S. Mary of Fountains (London, 1892)
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  • Reeve, J. A Monograph on the Abbey of S. Mary of Fountains. London: Printed by Sprague & Co. [for private circulation], 1892. 52 pp. Fol. 54 plates. Citation ⁃ Reeve, J. A Monograph on the Abbey of S. Mary of Fountains (London, 1892)
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  • Fountains Abbey. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-07-20. Revised by … Fountains Abbey is the home of the "Curtal Friar" and the scene of the main action of the ballad of Robin Hood and the Curtal Friar (Version A in MS of c. 1650, version B first printed 1663). This Cistercian monastery was founded in 1132 and dissolved in 1539. The ruins are a grade I listed building owned by the National Trust. Together with the gardens and adJacent deer park they form the UNESCO World Heritage site Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey. Fountains Abbey website. Although the play of Robin Hood and the Friar (printed c. 1560) has essentially the same plot as the ballad of Robin Hood and the Curtal Friar it never mentions Fountains Abbey or refers to Robin Hood's adversary as the Curtal Friar. The ballad is the first known source to connect the friar with Fountains Abbey. Within the abbey grounds lie (or lay) two places named after Robin Hood: Robin Hood's Wood …
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