“Right
over the town is the ruin of Whitby Abbey, which was sacked by the
Danes, and which is the scene of part of “Marmion,” where the girl was
built up in the wall. It is a most noble ruin, of immense size, and full
of beautiful and romantic bits. There is a legend that a white lady is
seen in one of the windows… This is to my mind the nicest spot in
Whitby.”
-Mina Harker’s diary, Ch. 6, Dracula by Bram Stoker
