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The ruins of Ballindoon Abbey can be found in County Sligo, along the eastern shore of Lough Arrow. Today visitors will find remains of the 14th-century priory’s church, chancel and tower, all built in the Middle English Gothic style.

While exploring County Sligo, travellers can visit the ruins of the 14th-century abbey at Ballindoon. Uniquely, the monastery was built entirely in one architectural style, the Middle English Gothic aesthetic.

The site is found on the eastern shore of Lough Arrow and comprises church, chancel, tower and transept. The interior also contains fascinating memorials dating from the 17th century.

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