Pilgrimage

'The purpose of the chapel is unclear. Was it for celebrations, the reception of pilgrims or to provide for the spiritual needs of the inhabitants of the Vill or the servants at the granges of Morker and Haddockstones?'

http://www.nidderdaleaonb.org.uk/Documents/Walks/MarkenfieldHall_web.pdf

In searching for more information about pilgrimage and the Chapel, I stumbled upon this video.

Every Boxing Day in Ripon, there is a walk from Ripon Cathedral to Fountains Abbey, recreating the pilgrimage walk of the Cistercian monks on Christmas.

I hoped that this would include some more information about worship at the Chapel of St Michael de Monte but there was no mention of How Hill.

Just because the original Chapel no longer exists, I believe that it is still an important part of the monks' story and that the pilgrimage should acknowledge so. People don't know about the history of How Hill...

I wonder if the Cathedral itself has any religious documents relating to the history of the Chapel.

'The Pilgrimage of Grace was the worst uprising of Henry VIII's reign. It was a direct result of the dissolution of the monasteries, a policy which confused and angered most Englishmen.'
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/tudor-england/the-pilgrimage-of-grace/

'Pilgrimage of Grace' and the divine, spiritual ideologies referenced in these documents made me think of Jeff Buckley. The kinda vibe I'd like to entice within my book...

 

BUCKLEY IS GOD.

 He's ethereal, magical and he's always speaking on a spiritual level. I also believe that his death was suspicious, but that's a story for another day.

'The Cistercian craving for isolation found expression in the destruction of villages like Cayton and Herleshow in Yorkshire in the twelfth century.'
http://www.britishlandscape.org/reading-the-landscape/files/0c706b75fd753632746b0b7d4b30c468-13.htm 

ISOLATION was the reason that brought Cistercian monks to Herleshow. Isolation is a feeling that I think is still very prominent in that 'neck 'o' woods'. 

Isolation is a feeling that is universal and that anyone can relate to, which might help to make my book relatable.