Kirklees Priory

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Kirklees Priory was a medieval Cistercian nunnery in West Yorkshire, England, historically noted as the reputed burial place of the legendary outlaw Robin Hood.

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Kirklees Nunnery 1
Kirklees Priory canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Cistercian nunnery
medieval monastery
associatedSite Robin Hood’s Grave
associatedWithLegend Robin Hood
country England
currentCondition ruined
currentUse heritage site
dedicatedTo Virgin Mary
dissolvedDuring Dissolution of the Monasteries
dissolvedInCentury 16th century
dissolvedUnder Henry VIII of England
era Middle Ages
foundedBefore 1200
foundedInCentury 12th century
function agricultural estate management
monastic community life
religious worship
genderOfCommunity female
governedBy prioress
hasAlternativeName Kirklees Nunnery
linked to: Kirklees Priory
hasHeritageStatus Scheduled monument
linked to: Scheduled Monument
hasRemains buried foundations
earthworks
standing fragments
hasSiteType monastic ruin
locatedIn Calderdale
West Yorkshire
locatedInHistoricCounty Yorkshire
locatedInRegion Northern England
locatedNear Brighouse
Huddersfield
locatedOn private land
mentionedIn Robin Hood ballads
late medieval tradition
nearWatercourse River Calder
notableFor association with Robin Hood’s death and burial
example of a Cistercian nunnery in Yorkshire
partOfMonasticOrderFamily Cistercian houses in England
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
religiousOrder Cistercian Order
linked to: Cistercians
reputedBurialPlaceOf Robin Hood
usedBy nuns

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Kirklees namedAfter Kirklees Priory
Kirklees Priory hasAlternativeName Kirklees Nunnery
linked to: Kirklees Priory