Between 2009 and 2023 Jenny Hall and Paul Sambrook of Trysor undertook a series of upland archaeological field surveys in the Elenydd hills, which include lands formerly included within the upland granges of the Cistercian abbey at Strata Florida. The surveys have identified archaeological features which range from prehistory to the 20th century, charting the archaeology …
The Cistercian order enjoyed a close relationship with the people of Wales, but what role did they play in the development and proliferation of Welsh language and culture? The border monasteries of central-eastern Wales were sited in a melting pot of ideas and peoples, how did that impact the architectural development of their Abbeys or …
Please note: Dog owners need to be responsible around livestock. This means: • you should have a short lead with you and use it when needed (eg around livestock or where signage requests it • do not let your dog off the lead unless you keep it in sight and close enough to come back to …
Abbey Cwmhir Heritage Trust hosts an annual memorial service to Llywelyn ap Gruffydd on Sunday 10th December at 2.00pm. All are welcome to attend. The service is held in the Abbey ruins so please come prepared to be outside, with suitable clothes and boots. Parking is available either at Home Farm or Philips Hall.
Madeleine Gray is Professor Emerita of Ecclesiastical History at the University of South Wales. She has close links with a number of heritage and community organisations, including the Church Monuments Society. She has published extensively on late medieval and early modern history with a particular focus on visual and material evidence for the history of …
Prof Marged Haycock is a native of Radnorshire and emeritus professor of Welsh, University of Aberystwyth, where she taught for 36 years, before teaching in the University of Vienna in 2016 to 2018. Her books on medieval Welsh poetry include Blodeugerdd Barddas o Ganu Crefyddol Cynnar (1994), Legendary Poems from the Book of Taliesin (2007, …
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The heritage tour at 2.00pm on Saturday 7th October at Home Farm, Abbeycwmhir, will be followed at 3.30 pm by the official opening of the new displays in the Exhibition Room by Will Davies of Cadw. The public are invited to join us and there will be light refreshments. If you plan to attend, please …
Here is the full article describing our Cwmhir Community Heritage Walk. For more information about individual walks click here
