Herb garden at Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk, 1997. Artist: J Bailey

Herb garden at Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk, 1997. Artist: J Bailey

1-231-532 - Historic England/Heritage Images

Herb garden at Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk, 1997. Castle Acre Priory was a Cluniac monastery founded in 1090. Herbs were valuable in the medieval period as medicines, and monastic houses would have cultivated a herb garden. This reconstructed herb garden at Castle Acre Priory is true to the spirit of these gardens.


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Creator
  1. J Bailey, attributed to: British: Photographer

Medium
  1. Photograph

Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe United Kingdom England Norfolk Castle Acre

  1. 52 42 00 N , 000 41 00 E

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Science & Nature Plant Life

Locations & Buildings Parks & Gardens


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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5111x3414
File Size : 51,120kb


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  1. K971195
  1. 0250001189
  1. 1-231-532
  1. 1189
  1. 1231532
  1. A3
  1. K971195


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