Home of the Drake family from 1581 when Sir Francis Drake returned from his adventures and bought it from Sir Richard Granville. Since 1951 the National Trust has administered the property with Plymouth City Museum. Originally it was a Cistercian monastery until the Dissolution of the Monasteries by Henry VIII in 1539. http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/Devon-001/580801893_oQ4nC-Ti.jpg http://brodick.smugmug.com/gallery/8773324_whFzg/ 2009-07-02T21:13:19Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com">Brodick</a><br />A load of **** outside the Ox Sheds and craft workshops.</p><p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/8773324_whFzg#580801893_oQ4nC" title="A load of **** outside the Ox Sheds and craft workshops."><img src="http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/Devon-001/580801893_oQ4nC-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="A load of **** outside the Ox Sheds and craft workshops." title="A load of **** outside the Ox Sheds and craft workshops." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-02T21:22:22Z Brodick http://brodick.smugmug.com http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/Devon-001/580801893_oQ4nC-Th.jpg 2009-04-21 12:10:47 <p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com">Brodick</a><br />The Great Barn, outside which the herb garden box bushes were decimated by blight and had to be removed prior to this visit in 2007</p><p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/8773324_whFzg#580801900_Jo92d" title="The Great Barn, outside which the herb garden box bushes were decimated by blight and had to be removed prior to this visit in 2007"><img src="http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/20070518IMG2881/580801900_Jo92d-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The Great Barn, outside which the herb garden box bushes were decimated by blight and had to be removed prior to this visit in 2007" title="The Great Barn, outside which the herb garden box bushes were decimated by blight and had to be removed prior to this visit in 2007" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-02T21:22:22Z Brodick http://brodick.smugmug.com http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/20070518IMG2881/580801900_Jo92d-Th.jpg 2007-05-18 12:53:21 <p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com">Brodick</a><br />The herb garden, without the herbs</p><p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/8773324_whFzg#580801903_hby2C" title="The herb garden, without the herbs"><img src="http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/20070518IMG2882/580801903_hby2C-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The herb garden, without the herbs" title="The herb garden, without the herbs" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-02T21:22:22Z Brodick http://brodick.smugmug.com http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/20070518IMG2882/580801903_hby2C-Th.jpg 2007-05-18 12:55:40 <p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com">Brodick</a><br />By 2009 the box was being replaced by disease resistant Ilex crenata, or “box holly”, from Japan.</p><p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/8773324_whFzg#580801905_2SKfL" title="By 2009 the box was being replaced by disease resistant Ilex crenata, or “box holly”, from Japan."><img src="http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/Devon-006/580801905_2SKfL-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="By 2009 the box was being replaced by disease resistant Ilex crenata, or “box holly”, from Japan." title="By 2009 the box was being replaced by disease resistant Ilex crenata, or “box holly”, from Japan." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-02T21:22:22Z Brodick http://brodick.smugmug.com http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/Devon-006/580801905_2SKfL-Th.jpg 2009-04-21 13:02:34 <p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com">Brodick</a><br />The crease of a roofline and the large infilled arch on the side of the tower mark the position of the south transept.</p><p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/8773324_whFzg#580801910_324g5" title="The crease of a roofline and the large infilled arch on the side of the tower mark the position of the south transept."><img src="http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/20070518IMG2883/580801910_324g5-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The crease of a roofline and the large infilled arch on the side of the tower mark the position of the south transept." title="The crease of a roofline and the large infilled arch on the side of the tower mark the position of the south transept." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-02T21:22:22Z Brodick http://brodick.smugmug.com http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/20070518IMG2883/580801910_324g5-Th.jpg 2007-05-18 12:56:31 <p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com">Brodick</a><br />Southern end of Buckland Abbey</p><p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/8773324_whFzg#580801916_ePtcN" title="Southern end of Buckland Abbey"><img src="http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/Devon-011/580801916_ePtcN-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Southern end of Buckland Abbey" title="Southern end of Buckland Abbey" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-02T21:22:22Z Brodick http://brodick.smugmug.com http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/Devon-011/580801916_ePtcN-Th.jpg 2009-04-21 13:06:20 <p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com">Brodick</a><br />Doorway to the kitchen wing</p><p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/8773324_whFzg#580801920_GpAXc" title="Doorway to the kitchen wing"><img src="http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/20070518IMG2884/580801920_GpAXc-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Doorway to the kitchen wing" title="Doorway to the kitchen wing" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-02T21:22:22Z Brodick http://brodick.smugmug.com http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/20070518IMG2884/580801920_GpAXc-Th.jpg 2007-05-18 12:56:47 <p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com">Brodick</a><br />The carved head of a crowned lady believed to be Amicia, Countess of Devon who founded the Abbey in 1273.</p><p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/8773324_whFzg#580801930_mvisP" title="The carved head of a crowned lady believed to be Amicia, Countess of Devon who founded the Abbey in 1273."><img src="http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/Devon-010/580801930_mvisP-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The carved head of a crowned lady believed to be Amicia, Countess of Devon who founded the Abbey in 1273." title="The carved head of a crowned lady believed to be Amicia, Countess of Devon who founded the Abbey in 1273." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-02T21:22:23Z Brodick http://brodick.smugmug.com http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/Devon-010/580801930_mvisP-Th.jpg 2009-04-21 13:04:20 <p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com">Brodick</a><br />Inside The Great Barn, 159 feet long, 32 feet wide and 60 feet high at the ridge, and bigger than the abbey church.</p><p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/8773324_whFzg#580801935_YS34C" title="Inside The Great Barn, 159 feet long, 32 feet wide and 60 feet high at the ridge, and bigger than the abbey church."><img src="http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/Devon-005/580801935_YS34C-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Inside The Great Barn, 159 feet long, 32 feet wide and 60 feet high at the ridge, and bigger than the abbey church." title="Inside The Great Barn, 159 feet long, 32 feet wide and 60 feet high at the ridge, and bigger than the abbey church." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-02T21:22:23Z Brodick http://brodick.smugmug.com http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/Devon-005/580801935_YS34C-Th.jpg 2009-04-21 12:57:00 <p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com">Brodick</a><br />Spring flowers</p><p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/8773324_whFzg#580801943_ft6Y9" title="Spring flowers"><img src="http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/Devon-008/580801943_ft6Y9-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Spring flowers" title="Spring flowers" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-02T21:22:23Z Brodick http://brodick.smugmug.com http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/Devon-008/580801943_ft6Y9-Th.jpg 2009-04-21 13:03:40 <p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com">Brodick</a><br />Spring flowers</p><p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/8773324_whFzg#580801938_hdi5m" title="Spring flowers"><img src="http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/Devon-007/580801938_hdi5m-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Spring flowers" title="Spring flowers" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-02T21:22:23Z Brodick http://brodick.smugmug.com http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/Devon-007/580801938_hdi5m-Th.jpg 2009-04-21 13:03:30 <p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com">Brodick</a> </p><p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/8773324_whFzg#580801948_c2wXX" title="Brodick's photo"><img src="http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/Devon-009/580801948_c2wXX-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Brodick's photo" title="Brodick's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-02T21:22:23Z Brodick http://brodick.smugmug.com http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/Devon-009/580801948_c2wXX-Th.jpg 2009-04-21 13:04:05 <p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com">Brodick</a><br />Elizabethan Garden</p><p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/8773324_whFzg#580801965_ET6kx" title="Elizabethan Garden"><img src="http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/20070518IMG2885/580801965_ET6kx-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Elizabethan Garden" title="Elizabethan Garden" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-02T21:22:23Z Brodick http://brodick.smugmug.com http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/20070518IMG2885/580801965_ET6kx-Th.jpg 2007-05-18 14:23:11 <p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com">Brodick</a><br />Estate garden</p><p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/8773324_whFzg#580801962_FeKYz" title="Estate garden"><img src="http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/Devon-014/580801962_FeKYz-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Estate garden" title="Estate garden" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-02T21:22:23Z Brodick http://brodick.smugmug.com http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/Devon-014/580801962_FeKYz-Th.jpg 2009-04-21 13:06:52 <p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com">Brodick</a><br />Estata Garden</p><p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/8773324_whFzg#580801957_Ho4Fi" title="Estata Garden"><img src="http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/Devon-013/580801957_Ho4Fi-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Estata Garden" title="Estata Garden" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-02T21:22:23Z Brodick http://brodick.smugmug.com http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/Devon-013/580801957_Ho4Fi-Th.jpg 2009-04-21 13:06:45 <p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com">Brodick</a><br />Estate Garden</p><p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/8773324_whFzg#580801956_63rte" title="Estate Garden"><img src="http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/Devon-012/580801956_63rte-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Estate Garden" title="Estate Garden" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-02T21:22:23Z Brodick http://brodick.smugmug.com http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/Devon-012/580801956_63rte-Th.jpg 2009-04-21 13:06:38 <p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com">Brodick</a><br />One of the residents</p><p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/8773324_whFzg#580801969_LJfbA" title="One of the residents"><img src="http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/Devon-002/580801969_LJfbA-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="One of the residents" title="One of the residents" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-02T21:22:23Z Brodick http://brodick.smugmug.com http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/Devon-002/580801969_LJfbA-Th.jpg 2009-04-21 12:55:10 <p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com">Brodick</a> </p><p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/8773324_whFzg#580801982_LGy9L" title="Brodick's photo"><img src="http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/Devon-003/580801982_LGy9L-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Brodick's photo" title="Brodick's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-02T21:22:23Z Brodick http://brodick.smugmug.com http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/Devon-003/580801982_LGy9L-Th.jpg 2009-04-21 12:55:35 <p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com">Brodick</a> </p><p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/8773324_whFzg#580801991_duWpK" title="Brodick's photo"><img src="http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/20070518IMG2886/580801991_duWpK-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Brodick's photo" title="Brodick's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-02T21:22:23Z Brodick http://brodick.smugmug.com http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/20070518IMG2886/580801991_duWpK-Th.jpg 2007-05-18 14:39:15 <p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com">Brodick</a> </p><p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/8773324_whFzg#580802003_KHpot" title="Brodick's photo"><img src="http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/20070518IMG2889/580802003_KHpot-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Brodick's photo" title="Brodick's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-02T21:22:23Z Brodick http://brodick.smugmug.com http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/20070518IMG2889/580802003_KHpot-Th.jpg 2007-05-18 14:40:37 <p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com">Brodick</a> </p><p><a href="http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/8773324_whFzg#580801997_CyD8r" title="Brodick's photo"><img src="http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/20070518IMG2888/580801997_CyD8r-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Brodick's photo" title="Brodick's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-02T21:22:23Z Brodick http://brodick.smugmug.com http://brodick.smugmug.com/National-Trust/South-West/Buckland-Abbey-Devon/20070518IMG2888/580801997_CyD8r-Th.jpg 2007-05-18 14:40:21