The Country House Built On Top Of A 1000-Year-Old Monastery | American Viscountess | Real Royalty

0:00:04 - American Viscountess continues with a visit to the wonderful Cerne Abbey - the most beautiful historic house nestled in the enchanting village of Cerne Abbas in deepest Dorset. A former Benedictine monastery, dating back to 987, Cerne Abbey has been the home of Michael and Barbara Fulford Dobson and their family for the past 50 years. Barbara is the most wonderful artist and Michael gave a lifetime of service to Her Majesty the Queen. Julie Montagu, Viscountess Hinchingbrooke, joins the family to find out what it’s like living alongside 1000 years of history. 0:38:56 - Mapperton House in West Dorset has been the ancestral seat of the Earls of Sandwich since the 1950s, when the Montagu family moved from Hinchingbrooke House in Cambridgeshire. Dorset has therefore always held a very special place in the family’s history. So join Julie Montagu, Viscountess Hinchingbrooke as she delves into the archives to trace the origins of the Montagu family and explore their ties to this beautiful part of Br