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Rhayader across the country to Aberayron. Mr. Morgan-Jones also referred to the fact that the freestone of which portions of the Abbey were built came from Somersetshire. The stone was brought by sea from Bristol, round by St. David's Head to Aberayron and Llanddewi Aberarth, and then carted right across to the Tregaron bog. Tradition had it that it could not be carted further, and that the stone had to be conveyed from there to Strata Florida in handbarrows. The Abbey was one of the most sacred spots in the land, as it contained the last resting place of many of the old Welsh princes, and it could rightly be called "the Westminster of Wales." The period in which the Abbey was at the height of its fame and influence was a period of unprecedented unity amongst Welshpeople. It was also an age of great men and an age of great ideals, and the influence of the monks was still felt, for it was they who taught the Welsh people the principles of agriculture. The Tregaron Male Voice Party, under the conductorship of Mr. P. W. Rees, rendered selections of music during the afternoon.