Strata
Florida Abbey
Pontrhydfendigaid, Dyfed, SY25 6EF,
UK.
Tel.
44 (0)1974 831261 |
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The ruins of Strata Florida Abbey are situated in picturesque
rural surroundings on the green banks of the River Teifi, 14 miles
from Aberystwyth in mid-Wales.
The 12th century
Cistercian abbey was founded by Welsh Prince Rhys ap Gruffydd,
and the name Strata Florida means 'Valley of the Flowers'. An
income was provided through pasture lands granted to the abbey,
and Strata Florida became a centre for Welsh scholarship. In the
13th century the building was damaged when it was struck by lightening
and
attacked
during the struggles between the Welsh and English, and the site
was later abandoned, falling into ruin.
The ruins
are scarce, although the serene, isolated setting provides a wonderful
backdrop to the remaining fragments, which evoke a sense of how
the abbey would once have been. The ornate stonework of the huge
west doorway is remarkably well preserved and there is a fine
collection of original decorated medieval floor tiles in the covered
chapels of the south transept. The abbey was the burial ground
of many Welsh princes, and a memorial slab commemorates the great
medieval Welsh poet Dafydd ap Gwilym, who is also reputed to be
buried on the site.
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