Strata Florida Abbey
ŠPaul Edwards 2008
Taken in the morning in February 2008, at NGR SN7463365717. This is a close up of the carved west doorway of this former Cistercian abbey near Pontrhydfendigaid, Ceredigion. The abbey was originally founded in 1164. The name Strata Florida is a corruption of the Welsh Ystrad Fflur, meaning Valley of (the river of) Flowers. Canon EOS 40D, Canon EF-S 17-85mm lens at 85mm, Manfrotto tripod. Exposure F11 at 1/60 secs. Original image in Raw format, resolution 3888 x 2592 pixels.
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