Conishead Priory

📍 Cumbria, England

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About

Conishead Priory is a large Gothic Revival building on the Furness peninsula near Ulverston in Cumbria. The priory's name translates literally as "King's Hill Priory". Since 1976, the building has been occupied by a Buddhist community.

An Augustinian priory was founded here in the 12th century. After the Dissolution, a private house was built on the site. The current Gothic Revival mansion was built in the 1820s-1840s. It later served as a miners' convalescent home. Since 1976 it has been the home of the Manjushri Kadampa Meditation Centre. The grounds include a Kadampa Buddhist temple. Open to visitors.