Strata Florida
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.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: grade I listed building in Ceredigion, Wales
- Also known as: “Caron Uwch”, “Kloster Strata Florida”, “Monasterium Stratflur”, “Mynachlog Fawr”, “Strata Florida Abbey”, “Strata Florida Abbey Ruins”, “Strateflere Abbey”, “Stratflur Abbey”, “Истрад Флир”, “Истрад-Флир”, and “Страта-Флорида”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Church of St Mary and Gwndwn Gwinau Isa.
Gwndwn Gwinau Isa
Ruins
Gwndwn Gwinau Isa is a ruins, which is situated 2 miles southwest of Strata Florida.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pontrhydfendigaid and Ffair Rhos.
Ystrad Meurig
Village
Ystrad Meurig is a village and community in Ceredigion, Wales. Ystrad Meurig is situated 3 miles northwest of Strata Florida.
Strata Florida
- Categories: abbey, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Ystrad Fflur, Ceredigion, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.27536° or 52° 16′ 31″ north
Longitude
-3.8385° or 3° 50′ 19″ west
Elevation
633 feet (193 metres)
Open location code
9C4R75G6+4H
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Welsh—“Strata Florida” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Abati Ystrad Fflur”
- Breton: “Ystrad Fflur”
- Dutch: “Strata Florida Abbey”
- French: “abbaye de Strata Florida”
- French: “Abbaye de Strata Florida”
- German: “Strata Florida Abbey”
- Hebrew: “מנזר סטרטה פלורידה”
- Latin: “Monasterium Strata Florida”
- Polish: “Strata Florida”
- Russian: “Страта Флорида”
- Slovenian: “samostan Strata Florida”
- Turkish: “Strata Florida Abbey”
- Welsh: “Abaty Ystrad Fflur”
- Welsh: “Ystrad-fflur”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Strata Florida Trailhead (Northernmost) and Tanyrhydiau.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Strata Florida Centre and Great Abbey Farm.
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Worth a closer look: Aberystwyth and Cardigan.
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