Aberconwy 1- details of Relocation, 1192

By 1192 the community had settled at a new site near the mouth of the River Conwy where the monks remained until the late thirteenth century.
Rehednog-fel was subsequently used as a grange.
Shortly after their relocation the monks received generous benefaction from Llywelyn ab Iowerth.

1186: Foundation - Aberconwy was founded on 24 July 1186 and colonised by monks from Strata Florida. [3 sources]
1192: Relocation - The austere conditions at Rehednog-fel prompted the monks to relocate. [1 sources]
c.1200: Patronage - Llywelyn ab Iowerth gave the community the township of Nanhwynain. [1 sources]
1216: Burial - Hywel ap Gruffydd was buried at the house. [1 sources]
c.1240: Burial - Prince Llywelyn ap Iorwerth took the habit at Aberconwy shortly before his death and was buried at the house; his stone coffin can now be seen in Llanrwst parish church. [1 sources]
1245: Destruction and compensation - The abbey was sacked and looted by Henry III's men who destroyed the church. [3 sources]
1246: Burial - Iowerth the Great's successor, Dafydd, was buried at the house. [2 sources]
1248: Burial - Prince Gruffudd ap Llywelyn (d. 1244), the illegtimate son of Llywelyn the Great, was buried at the house. [5 sources]
c.1255: Patronage - Llywelyn ap Gruffydd granted Aberconwy the tithes of Llanbadrig, to reward the monks for their loyalty to him. [1 sources]
1277: Meeting - Llywelyn ap Gruffydd signed the Treaty of Aberconwy at the abbey and capitulated to Edward I. [1 sources]
1280: Request for prayers - The Cistercian General Chapter agreed to the abbot of Aberconwy's request that the Order include Dafydd ap Gruffudd and his wife in their prayers and spiritual benefits. [1 sources]
1281: Grant - The monks gave Llywelyn ap Gruffydd £40 as a mark of their gratitude for his kindness. [1 sources]
c.1283-4: Relocation - Edward I compelled the monks to relocate to Maenan, some seven miles away. [2 sources]
1283: Occupation - In 1283 (13 March-9 May) Edward I quartered at Aberconwy for the last months of his campaign against the Welsh. [2 sources]

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1192: Relocation

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Home dershane Project team Project News Future plans Contact us Search the database Browse list of sites Browse list of orders Browse bibliography & archives Browse people Browse articles Glossary of terms Monastic Wales is not responsible for the content of external internet sites	Event detail for site: Aberconwy 1 1192: Relocation The austere conditions at Rehednog-fel prompted the monks to relocate. By 1192 the community had settled at a new site near the mouth of the River Conwy where the monks remained until the late thirteenth century. Rehednog-fel was subsequently used as a grange. Shortly after their relocation the monks received generous benefaction from Llywelyn ab Iowerth. Bibliographical sources Printed sources Robinson, David M., The Cistercians in Wales: Architecture and Archaeology 1130-1540, Society of Antiquaries of London, Research Committee Report (London, 2006) pp. 223-4 Other events in the history of this site 1186: Foundation - Aberconwy was founded on 24 July 1186 and colonised by monks from Strata Florida. [3 sources] 1192: Relocation - The austere conditions at Rehednog-fel prompted the monks to relocate. [1 sources] c.1200: Patronage - Llywelyn ab Iowerth gave the community the township of Nanhwynain. [1 sources] 1216: Burial - Hywel ap Gruffydd was buried at the house. [1 sources] c.1240: Burial - Prince Llywelyn ap Iorwerth took the habit at Aberconwy shortly before his death and was buried at the house; his stone coffin can now be seen in Llanrwst parish church. [1 sources] 1245: Destruction and compensation - The abbey was sacked and looted by Henry III's men who destroyed the church. [3 sources] 1246: Burial - Iowerth the Great's successor, Dafydd, was buried at the house. [2 sources] 1248: Burial - Prince Gruffudd ap Llywelyn (d. 1244), the illegtimate son of Llywelyn the Great, was buried at the house. [5 sources] c.1255: Patronage - Llywelyn ap Gruffydd granted Aberconwy the tithes of Llanbadrig, to reward the monks for their loyalty to him. [1 sources] 1277: Meeting - Llywelyn ap Gruffydd signed the Treaty of Aberconwy at the abbey and capitulated to Edward I. [1 sources] 1280: Request for prayers - The Cistercian General Chapter agreed to the abbot of Aberconwy's request that the Order include Dafydd ap Gruffudd and his wife in their prayers and spiritual benefits. [1 sources] 1281: Grant - The monks gave Llywelyn ap Gruffydd £40 as a mark of their gratitude for his kindness. [1 sources] c.1283-4: Relocation - Edward I compelled the monks to relocate to Maenan, some seven miles away. [2 sources] 1283: Occupation - In 1283 (13 March-9 May) Edward I quartered at Aberconwy for the last months of his campaign against the Welsh. [2 sources]

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