Greyabbey was established in 1193 and was around until about the middle of the 16th century when it was dissolved. It made a bit of a comeback in the 18th century but then a new church was built on a nearby hill, bits of which are still around today as St Saviour’s (with some additions.)

One of my favourite parts of visiting here is the graveyard. It’s fascinating to read the miniature biographies & try to puzzle out what the lives of these people long gone were actually like. Makes me feel like going straight to a library and cracking open some local history books.