Cwmhir Abbey

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Cwmhir Abbey, near Llandrindod Wells in Powys, is a Welsh 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 Abbeycwmhir in 1176. There does appear to be a site movement from Ty-faenor, but Maredudd ap Maelgwn was prince of Maelienydd in 1215 under Prince Llywelyn ab Iorwerth of Gwynedd, who then controlled the district. The later charter to the abbey in 1215 caused the confusion and led to the belief that Maredudd had founded the abbey in 1143. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 52°19'47"N, 3°23'15"W

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Cwmhir Abbey – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Rhayader Castle, Willow Globe Theatre, Old Swan, Gigrin Red Kitr Feeding Centre.

5.7 miW
Forts and castles
Rhayader Castle, Rhayader
147 min walk • Rhayader Castle is the remains of a motte-and-bailey castle in the town of Rhayader, Powys, Wales. The available documentary sources are not clear enough to distinguish between this site and the castle mound across the river and one or the other was probably built by Rhys ap Gruffydd, Prince of Deheubarth, in 1177.
6.5 miSW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Willow Globe Theatre, Rhayader
167 min walk • The Willow Globe Theatre is an open air community theatre in Powys, Wales. It is a scaled-down version of the Globe Theatre in London, about a third of its size in diameter and similar to the Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park in London.
5.5 miW
Vernacular architecture
Old Swan, Rhayader
142 min walk • The Old Swan is a former historic public house at the centre of Rhayader, Powys, Wales. The buildings are timber framed and while there is a datestone of 1683, it is very probable that it is late 16th century, if not earlier.
5.1 miSW
52°17'56"N • 3°29'50"W
Gigrin Red Kitr Feeding Centre, Rhayader
130 min walk • Farm
~590 ftNW
Museum, History museum
Abbey Cwmhir Hall
3 min walk • Abbey-Cwm-Hir Hall is a neo-Elizabethan country house in the Welsh county of Powys.
3.7 miNE
Forts and castles
Tinboeth Castle
94 min walk • Tinboeth Castle was a medieval castle situated midway between Llanbister and Llanbadarn Fynydd in Wales, on a bend in the River Ithon. The castle is believed to have been built by Roger Mortimer during the 13th century. Following Mortimer's death, the castle fell into ruin and little of the structure remains.
5.5 miS
Town, Forts and castles
Cefnllys
140 min walk • Cefnllys is an abandoned ghost village, formerly a medieval castle town and borough, near Llandrindod Wells in Radnorshire, Wales.
2.9 miE
Forts and castles
Buddugre Castle
75 min walk • Buddugre Castle was a motte and bailey defensive fortification overlooking the River Ithon, located in the community of Llanddewi Ystradenny, in Radnorshire, Wales.
3.4 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Red Lion Hill
87 min walk • Red Lion Hill or Banc y Dolau is a hill in Powys, Wales, with a summit 484.6 metres above sea level. It is located in Mid Wales between the towns of Newtown and Llandrindod Wells, approximately three point two kilometres to the west of the A483 road.
4.4 miW
Sport, Sport venue
Cwmythig Hill
111 min walk • Cwmythig Hill is a motocross circuit situated approximately 2 miles from the town of Rhayader, Powys. As the name suggests, the circuit is predominantly a hillside circuit, with steep, natural hills mixed with man-made supercross inspired table-top jumps, along with a 'wall of death' banked hairpin turn.