
What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in Ceredigion.
The chapel within Strata Florida Abbey was built by the Cistercian monks who founded the abbey in the early 12th century, around 1164. It is part of a larger monastic complex dedicated to St David, reflecting the Cistercian architectural style of the period, and the site was significant as a major religious and cultural center in medieval Wales.
Places near here
12th Century Cistercian AbbeyChurch, cross or graveyard · 1 yd
Decorated medieval floor tiles at Strata Florida abbeyChurch, cross or graveyard · 1 yd
Strata Florida abbey cemeteryChurch, cross or graveyard · 1 yd
Ystrad Fflur cemeteryChurch, cross or graveyard · 1 yd
Waterwheel, Great Abbey Farm, Strata FloridaWater Wheel · 56 yd
Strata Florida AbbeyArchaeological place · 72 yd
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Photo: Rudi Winter · CC BY-SA 2.0