Ravenstonedale Priory

Ravenstonedale Priory
Priory ruins adjacent to St Oswald's church
Monastery information
Full nameRavenstonedale Priory
OrderGilbertine
Establishedexact date not known, during reign Henry II, 1145-1189
Disestablishedprob 1539 with Watton
Mother houseWatton Priory
DioceseCarlisle
People
Founder(s)Torphin, son of Robert, son of Copsus
Site
LocationRavenstonedale,
Cumbria,
England
Visible remainsRuin on north side of the church. This was the east range of the cloister
Public accessYes

Ravenstonedale Priory was a Gilbertine priory in Cumbria, England. It was founded in the reign of Henry II, when Torphin, son of Robert, son of Copsus, assigned the manor and advowson of Ravenstonedale to Watton Priory in Yorkshire. It was supposed to house a master and three canons.