The abbey was founded by William the Lion (1143-1214) in 1178 on his return from captivity, in memory of his childhood friend, Thomas Beckett , who had been murdered in Canterbury Cathedral eight years previously. The building was completed in 123..

This attractively laid out local museum is located in an elegant series of Regency buildings. It stands at the foot of the signal tower erected to communicate with the Bell Rock lighthouse built by Robert Stevenson in 1811, 20 km to the southeast. Th..