paten (Eucharist plate), which must have been hidden at the Dissolution; rediscovered in 1898, under a stone at Cym-y-mynach, they are now in the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff. A small stream runs south of the cloister, and the site is on the banks of the River Mawddach and lies just above the confluence of the River Wnion with the Mawddach Cymer; and therefore the monastery was given the full title of Kymer deu dyfyr, which means 'the meeting of the waters'. It was sited at the lowest ford across the Mawddach. It is now in the care of Cadw. As with other monastic sites in England and Wales, the abbey did not survive the Dissolution of the 1530s, and parts of the fabric were recycled for their dressed stone. Situated next to the surviving farm, the remaining ruins are open to the public on most days of the year. External links Cymer Abbey - Cadw www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Cymer Abbey and surrounding area today http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/95420/details/CYMER+ABBEY%3BCYMMER+ABBEY http://cistercians.shef.ac.uk/abbeys/cymer.php http://www.monasticwales.org/site/27 http://www.snowdonia360.co.uk/virtualtour.cfm?tourid=1029 Cistercian monasteries in Wales Archaeological sites in Gwynedd Cadw 1198 establishments in Europe Religious organizations established in the 1190s Christian monasteries established in the 12th century Tourist attractions in Gwynedd Ruins in Wales Llanelltyd Grade I listed buildings in Gwynedd Ruined abbeys and monasteries 12th-century establishments in Wales