Bindon Abbey (site), Wool - Dorset (UA)

Bindon Abbey was founded as a Cistercian monastic house in 1172 and converted to a fine house in 1539 following the Dissolution. Much of the building was burnt down during the English Civil War but some of the structure survives as a standing ruin of up to seven metres high. The masonry was very precarious, with several recent falls of stone, and supported by scaffolding. In 2018, the estate received a repair grant from Historic England and most of the main repairs are complete. Still some ivy removal and consolidation needed elsewhere on the site, but progressing well.

Site Details

Designated Site Name:

Bindon Abbey (site)

Heritage Category:

Scheduled Monument

List Entry Number:

1002703

Local Planning Authority:

Dorset (UA)

Site Type:

Religious ritual and funerary > Religious house

Location

Building Name:

Bindon Abbey (site)

Unitary Authority:

Dorset (UA)

Parish:

Wool

Parliamentary Constituency:

South Dorset

Region:

South West

Assessment Information

Assessment Type:

Building or structure

Condition:

Fair

Occupancy / Use:

Not applicable

Priority:

E - Under repair or in fair to good repair, but no user identified; or under threat of vacancy with no obvious new user (applicable only to buildings capable of beneficial use)

Previous Priority:

E

Ownership:

Private

Designation:

Scheduled Monument, LB grade I