Ancient

We are spoilt for old buildings here in the place I call home. 

The Abbey was founded in 1193 by Affreca, wife of John de Courcy, the Anglo-Norman invader of East Ulster.
The site of greyabbey Abbey is on the Ards Peninsula, 7 miles (11 km) from Newtownards, at the confluence of a small river and Strangford Lough. Architecturally it is important as the first fully gothic style building in Ulster; it is the first fully stone church in which every window arch and door was pointed rather than round headed.

The site is beautiful and is like a time machine for me.