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Darllen yn GymraegExplore Ceredigion's history through its places
Ceredigion, historically also known as Cardiganshire, has a past preserved in hillfort earthworks, abbey ruins, harbour buildings and former mines. These sites tell different stories of settlement, belief, industry and trade. Start with an interpreted attraction or museum, then use the individual guides to connect that history with places you can explore.
Follow the evidence
Explore hillforts, harbours, mines and mills alongside churches and chapels. Aberystwyth provides a useful starting point through Ceredigion Museum, the county archives and the National Library of Wales, whose collections place local stories in a wider Welsh context.
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Image credits: Tregaron Market Place.jpg — Gordon Hatton / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons). · Footpath below Pen Dinas - geograph.org.uk - 4544437.jpg — Philip Halling / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons). · Afon Aeron at Llangeitho.jpg — Nigel Brown / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons). · Strata Florida Abbey - geograph.org.uk - 4575753.jpg — Stephen McKay / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons). · Waterfalls below Devil's Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 8063895.jpg — David Medcalf / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons). · Mural in Tal-y-bont, Ceredigion - geograph.org.uk - 3086578.jpg — Jeremy Bolwell / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons). Images may be resized or cropped for the layout.
