Eisteddfa Gurig is a hamlet located in
Ceredigion
Ceredigion (), historically Cardiganshire (, ), is a Principal areas of Wales, county in the West Wales, west of Wales. It borders Gwynedd across the River Dyfi, Dyfi estuary to the north, Powys to the east, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire t ...
on its border with
Powys
Powys ( , ) is a Principal areas of Wales, county and Preserved counties of Wales, preserved county in Wales. It borders Gwynedd, Denbighshire, and Wrexham County Borough, Wrexham to the north; the English Ceremonial counties of England, ceremo ...
and situated along the
A44. Its name comes from the
Welsh
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Related to Wales
* Welsh, of or about Wales
* Welsh language, spoken in Wales
* Welsh people, an ethnic group native to Wales
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word ''eisteddfa'', meaning seat and the name of
St Curig. This gives the meaning of
Curig's seat. It is said that Curig rested on the hill here and looked down into the
Wye Valley
The Wye Valley () is a valley in Wales and England. The River Wye () is the Rivers of Great Britain#Longest rivers in the United Kingdom, fourth-longest river in the United Kingdom.
The upper part of the valley is in the Cambrian Mountains an ...
. He decided to build a church in the valley, which is still there today in the village of
Llangurig
Llangurig is a village and community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales. The population was 723 in the 2011 UK Census. The community includes the hamlet of Cwmbelan.
The River Wye, the A470 and the A44 trunk roads pass through Llangurig, as do th ...
.
The famous
Elvis Rock
The Elvis Rock is a rock alongside the A44 in Powys, Wales, near its border with Ceredigion. It is one of the most well known pieces of graffiti in Wales, with the word "ELVIS" written on it. The rock is located beside the main trunk road through ...
is located here.
References
Villages in Ceredigion
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