Downside Abbey

This is a relatively recent Benedictine monastery and school at Stratton-on-the-Fosse between Shepton Mallet and Bath, with 31 monks. The abbey was built in neo-gothic style between 1882 and 1925. To find out more about the abbey, visit www.downsideabbey.co.uk. Interestingly, although this is a modern site, ley alignments suggest much older origins - see the alignment to Glastonbury Abbey via Maesbury Castle hillfort and Dinder church, and to the much older Muchelney Abbey via Oak Hill.