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Pontrhydfendigaid is a village in Ceredigion, Wales. It lies on the western flank of the Cambrian Mountains, and is located between Devil's Bridge and Tregaron. The village lies on the River Teifi, the source of which is just 5 km to east at Llyn Teifi.〔(Walesdirectory.co.uk - Pontrhydfendigaid )〕 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 station at Strata Florida was positioned to serve the village. 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 birthplace and home of Caradog Jones, the first Welshman to reach the summit of Mount Everest. ==Pontrhydfendigaid in Fiction== In the novel The Discovery of Heaven by Dutch author Harry Mulisch, the village is the place where the characters Mr and Mrs Spiers spend their holidays. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pontrhydfendigaid」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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