Abbeys & priories · Mid Wales
Cwmhir Abbey
In or near Llandrindod Wells.
Cwmhir Abbey — Grade II* listed building in Abbeycwmhir. Abbey.
Lead image from Wikipedia — see linked article for original photographer and licence licence
About
Cwmhir Abbey is a abbey in mid. Established 1101. Wikipedia notes: "Cwmhir Abbey, near Llandrindod Wells in Powys, is a Welsh Cistercian monastery founded in 1176 by Cadwallon ap Madog. A spurious tale was later recorded that the abbey was founded in 1143 by Meredudd ap Maelgwn at Ty-faenor, and then refounded at the present location near the village of Abbeycwmhir in 1176.". Coordinates 52.3299°, -3.3870°. Sources are credited at the bottom of this page.
- Coordinates
- 52.3299, -3.3870
- Established
- 1101
Sources
- wikidata: Q143226 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Cwmhir Abbey (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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