A Son of the Rock

Most of the monk’s cells at Mount Grace Priory (see previous post) are in ruins like this one:-

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The cells were at the perimeter of the priory grounds. This is the entrance to the one cell that has been restored. The square area to the right of the door was a kind of hatch which allowed food to be passed into the cell without any interaction between the occupant and the outside:-

The (restored) monk’s cell is a substantial building in its own right, not just the size of a single room:-

Each cell had its own garden, as in the restoration:-

Cell garden (opposite view):-