Cwmhir Abbey

Cwmhir Abbey, near Llandrindod Wells in , is a 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 in 1176.
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  • Ruin
  • …lies at an elevation of 817 feet (249 metres)
  • Description: Grade II* listed building in Abbeycwmhir. Abbey
  • Also known as
    “Abaty Cwm Hir”
    “Abbey Cwmhir”
    “Abbey Cwmhir (Abbeycwmhir, Wales)”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Abbey Cwmhir Hall and St Mary’s Church.
Kieranpkelly, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Abbey-Cwm-Hir Hall is a neo-Elizabethan country house in the county of . is situated 570 feet northwest of Cwmhir Abbey.
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is situated 830 feet northwest of Cwmhir Abbey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abbeycwmhir and Nantmel.
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or Abbey Cwmhir is a village and community…
Mark Evison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and a community in … is situated 3½ miles southwest of Cwmhir Abbey.
Andrew Longton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village and community with… is situated 3½ miles northeast of Cwmhir Abbey.

Cwmhir Abbey

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Latitude
52.32989° or 52° 19′ 48″ north
Longitude
-3.38742° or 3° 23′ 15″ west
Open location code
9C4R8JH7+X2
Geo­Names ID
11523704
Wiki­data ID
Q143226

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In Other Languages

From Breton to Welsh—“Cwmhir Abbey” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Abati Cwm-hir”
  • Cornish: “Abaty Cwm-hir”
  • Dutch: “Cwmhir Abbey”
  • French: “Abbaye de Cwmhir”
  • German: “Cwmhir Abbey”
  • Welsh: “Abaty Cwm Hir”

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