Pontrhydfendigaid
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Pontrhydfendigaid is a village in Ceredigion, Wales. It lies on the western flank of the Cambrian Mountains, between Devil's Bridge and Tregaron. The village lies on the River Teifi, whose source is j
Bridge and hotel in Pontrhydfendigaid
Strata Florida Abbey
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Strata Florida Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey situated just outside Pontrhydfendigaid, near Tregaron in the county of Ceredigion, Wales. The abbey was founded in 1164. After the region around St D
Pontrhydfendigaid
…community of Ystrad Fflur, which Pontrhydfendigaid makes most of the population of, had a population of 712 as of 2011 census. The ruins of the Cistercian Strata Florida Abbey are 1 mile south-east of the village. The abbey was founded 1164; the poet Dafydd ap Gwilym is traditionally said to be buried there and Llywelyn the…
Romanesque archway to the main nave at Strata Florida.
The remains of Strata Florida Abbey as depicted in the 1851 Illustrated London Reading Book
Excavation of the 'gatehouse' 2008
An excavated mediaeval floor tile.