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These majestic, gloomy ruins are all that's left of Whitby Abbey, a monastery that once stood on this site. It met its end in 1540 during the Dissolution of the Monasteries, which took place during Henry VIII's rein. The haunting appeal of these ruins sometimes lend the monastery a distinctly unsettling vibe—which might explain why it inspired Bram Stoker, who used Whitby as the location for the first landing of Dracula in England. https://bit.ly/44lQxbr Thanks @tylerlottjohnston for sharing thi