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Modern SitesSite Name: Cardigan Eisteddfod Commemorative StoneCountry: Wales
NOTE: This site is 0.483 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Ceredigion Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Nearest Town: Cardigan
Map Ref: SN1774645894
Latitude: 52.081321N Longitude: 4.661199W
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An impressive modern standing stone (origin uncertain - could be ancient?) with modern sculpted slate plaque commemorating the very first Welsh Eisteddfod, which took place within Cardigan Castle, nearby.
It stands on the right of the road in Bridge Street, Cardigan, on grass next to the castle walls, as one enters the town across the old bridge.
The inscription reads:
"Here in 1176 the tradition of the Welsh Eisteddfod began in Cardigan Castle. A grand feast of music and poetry was sponsored and hosted by the Lord Rhys, a generous patron of The Arts."
(I'd include the Welsh text too, if I could decipher all the letters. Hopefully they will be readable in the photo.)
The stone was unveiled in 1993, and more information can be found on http://pmsa.cch.kcl.ac.uk/AH/CERED013.htm.
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