Eskilsø Abbey Ruins

Skibby, Denmark

The Augustinian monastery was built in the around the year 1100 and moved to Æbelholt in north Zealand around 1175. The small abbey was 28m long building with a nave, apse, chancel and porch.

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Eskilsø 1, Skibby, Denmark
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Founded: c. 1100
Category: Miscellaneous historic sites in Denmark
Historical period: The First Kingdom (Denmark)

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