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Cardiganshire abounds with antiquities. There 

 are, besides many Druidical remains, a Eoman 

 station at Llanio, and a Eoman road, traversing 

 the country in a north and south direction, from 

 that place. Eemains of castles are either stand- 

 ing, or at least it is evident that such fortifica- 

 tions have existed, at Cardigan, Aberystwith, 

 Lampeter, Ystradmeyric, Cilcennin, Llanrysted, 

 Diner th, Moyddgn, Abereinon, Penwedic, Castell 

 Gwalter, -Castell Cadwyan, Hn Castell, 

 Castell Flemis, &c. There were also religious 

 houses at Cardigan, Lampeter, Llanrysted, 

 Llanddewi-Brevi, and Strata-Florida. The abbey 

 last-mentioned, of which a fine Saxon arch and 

 some walls now stand, is situated about five 

 miles from Fregaron. It was the depository of 

 parts of the records of the principality, and 

 the burial-place of many Welsh princes and 

 celebrated bards. Ehys Gruffydd founded the 

 first abbey in 1164; this building, however, was 

 destroyed, and a new one erected two miles 

 distant from the original site. We also find that 

 Edward I. granted 78 to the Abbey of Strata- 

 Florida for damages sustained during the " late 

 war and conflagration." 



The salmon-leap on the Tivy called forth the 

 poetic powers of Michael Drayton, two hundred 

 and fifty years ago : 



