Pontrhydfendigaid
Encyclopedia
Pontrhydfendigaid is a village
in Ceredigion
, Wales
, lying on the River Teifi
.
It is known for the ruins of the Cistercian Strata Florida Abbey
, founded 1164, where Dafydd ap Gwilym
is said to be buried and Llywelyn the Great
held a council.
The Beast of Bont is the name given to a big cat said to range the area that was blamed for a number of sheep deaths around Pontrhydfendigaid during the 1980s and 1990s.
The village is home to an annual eisteddfod and a Celtic Music Society is based at the village's Black Lion Hotel.
The village was the birth place and home of Caradog Jones
, the first Welshman to reach the summit of Mount Everest
.
by Dutch author Harry Mulisch
, the village is the place where the characters Mr and Mrs Spiers spend their holidays.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in Ceredigion
Ceredigion
Ceredigion is a county and former kingdom in mid-west Wales. As Cardiganshire , it was created in 1282, and was reconstituted as a county under that name in 1996, reverting to Ceredigion a day later...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
, lying on the River Teifi
River Teifi
The River Teifi forms the boundary between the counties of Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire in south-west Wales for most of its 75 mile length, flowing into the sea below the town of Cardigan. The catchment of the river is estimated to be 1,008 square kilometres yielding an average flow at Glan...
.
It is known for the ruins of the Cistercian Strata Florida Abbey
Strata Florida Abbey
Strata Florida Abbey Flowers. Ystrad corrupts into Strata, while Fflur is the name of the nearby river. After the region around St. David's was firmly occupied by the Norman Marcher lordship of Pembroke by the early 12th century, with St...
, founded 1164, where Dafydd ap Gwilym
Dafydd ap Gwilym
Dafydd ap Gwilym , is regarded as one of the leading Welsh poets and amongst the great poets of Europe in the Middle Ages. Dafydd ap Gwilym (c. 1315/1320 – c. 1350/1370), is regarded as one of the leading Welsh poets and amongst the great poets of Europe in the Middle Ages. Dafydd ap Gwilym...
is said to be buried and Llywelyn the Great
Llywelyn the Great
Llywelyn the Great , full name Llywelyn ab Iorwerth, was a Prince of Gwynedd in north Wales and eventually de facto ruler over most of Wales...
held a council.
The Beast of Bont is the name given to a big cat said to range the area that was blamed for a number of sheep deaths around Pontrhydfendigaid during the 1980s and 1990s.
The village is home to an annual eisteddfod and a Celtic Music Society is based at the village's Black Lion Hotel.
The village was the birth place and home of Caradog Jones
Caradog Jones
Caradog "Crag" Jones is a noted Welsh climber. Whilst he has achieved a number of firsts on peaks around the world, he is most well known for being the first Welshman to reach the summit of Mount Everest, a feat he achieved on 23 May 1995, at the age of 33. As such he was the 724th climber to...
, the first Welshman to reach the summit of Mount Everest
Mount Everest
Mount Everest is the world's highest mountain, with a peak at above sea level. It is located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas. The international boundary runs across the precise summit point...
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Pontrhydfendigaid in Fiction
In the novel The Discovery of HeavenThe Discovery of Heaven
The Discovery of Heaven is a 1992 novel by Dutch author Harry Mulisch. It describes the intense friendship between two men and the mystical journey of another to return to Heaven the stone tablets containing the Ten Commandments....
by Dutch author Harry Mulisch
Harry Mulisch
Harry Kurt Victor Mulisch was a Dutch author. He wrote more than 80 novels, plays, essays, poems and philosophical reflections. These have been translated into more than 20 languages....
, the village is the place where the characters Mr and Mrs Spiers spend their holidays.