The abbey was destroyed by fire no less than three times in the 13th century.

In 1674 the abbey was completely destroyed by French troops.

The abbey was totally destroyed by the Normans at the end of the 9th century.

This rich collection perished in 1729, when the abbey was destroyed by fire.

In 870 the abbey was indeed destroyed by the Vikings.

After its dissolution the abbey was sold off and destroyed.

During the Turkish invasion of the 16th century, the abbey was destroyed by fire.

The abbey was destroyed by fire in 836, 1095, and in 1184.

The abbey to the South of the church was destroyed in the 16th century, and only its ruins remain.

The abbey was almost totally destroyed in a fire, on 14.