What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in Powys.
Cwmhir Abbey was founded by the Cistercian Order in the early 12th century, likely around 1176, and dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It was significant as one of the major monastic houses in medieval Wales, known for its agricultural innovation and influence in the region.
Places near here
Abbey CwmhirAbbey · 15 yd
Abbeycwmhir, abbey ruinsChurch, cross or graveyard · 15 yd
Abbeycwmhir, memorialHeritage place · 49 yd
Home Farm, Abbey CwmhirCountry House · 60 yd
Multi-coloured forestForest or wood · 1528 yd
Cwm-Farsley WoodSettlement · 1660 yd
Camlo HillMountain / peak · 1.1 mi
Edge of old woodlandForest or wood · 1.2 mi
Farmland on Bailey HillMountain or hill · 2.9 mi
Castle Hill from GaufronCastle, fort or tower · 3.4 mi
Castell Dinbaud, Llananno; Castell Tinboeth, LlanannoCastle · 3.4 mi
Layby and hill beside A44Mountain or hill · 3.9 miOther information
Photo: Eirian Evans · CC BY-SA 2.0