Fountains Abbey study reveals scale of monks' burial site
by Press Association from on (#21F6B)
More than 500 graves discovered at North Yorkshire abbey, each with multiple burials in 'bunk bed' formation
More than 500 graves of Cistercian monks and lay brothers have been discovered at one of the largest monastic ruins in the country.
Experts using ground-penetrating radar made the find at Fountains Abbey near Ripon, North Yorkshire.
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