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BBC Homepage Wales Home The Fields of Ciliau Aeron more from this section Last updated: 20 September 2006 Aberaeron Pupils at Ciliau Parc Primary 'Aberayron' Ribbons 2007 Seafood Festival School in Ciliau Aeron won a Aberaeron Carnival 2009 Welsh Heritage Schools Aberaeron Coastal Views Aberaeron In Bloom 2006 BBC Local Initiative Trust award for their research into the historic Aberaeron Stud 1964-2007 Mid Wales Coflein Photos names of the patchwork of Things to do Community Christmas 2008 fields that surround the school Facts and Figures People & Places and the nearby Llanerchaeron Harbour Photos Nature & Outdoors estate. This award-winning historical project was exhibited at Llanerchaeron History Llanon Tour Llanerchaeron throughout September 2006. Teacher,Gloria Local Author Religion & Ethics Roberts explains how the pupils set about the project: Mackerel Festival - 2006 Arts & Culture My Town Music Photo Tour TV & Radio Written by Gloria Roberts Pretty Pictures "At the end of 2004 we decided, as a school, to collect the Regatta 2005 Photos Special Events Local BBC Sites names of fields in the Ciliau Aeron area and beyond. With the News The Fields of Ciliau Aeron help of 56 farmers and landowners in the area, we collected Sport Tug of War 2007 a large number of field names as well as as their meanings. War Photographer Weather Welsh Ponies and Cobs 2007 Travel The children discovered the name of a field can lead to a colourful picture of the past - references to old agricultural Bicentenary 2007 Neighbouring Sites Aberaeron Calling North East Wales names that are fast disappearing, "cae domen", and how a Bible Readathon North West Wales field was named because of its shape: "Cae Hetar" (old name Bicentenary Celebrations South East Wales for an iron), the type of crop it grew: "Cae Tresi Aur" (golden Bicentenary Painting South West Wales row field), as well as colour, referring to the quality of the Bicentenary Launch Bicentenary preparations crop: Cae gwyn" (white field). Related BBC Sites Celebrating Heritage Wales Creators of Aberaeron Cymru It also explores local folk tales linked to certain fields. "Cae Ecumenical Service Awstralia" (Australia field) was called this to warn children of Exhibitions of the Bicentenary Canolbarth Felinfach Concert the dangers of its deep pool - according to the locals, a Gala Concert person who fell into the pool would end up in the far Marine Heritage Day Australia. Mountain Lass re-build Oral History Tea The children had looked at the Oral History Training Day Party in the Park old Tythe maps of the Round Wales in a dinghy parishes of Ciliau Aeron and Scanning Day Llanerchaeron. They Sharing Aberaeron poem discovered that the fields had Town plaques Town Trail similar names - Large field, small field, high field, low field etc -some 160 years ago.

We also looked at the work of the Tregaron-based artist, Ogwyn Davies who has produced work on fields of that area. This led to our children creating similar artwork together with other drawings which have been included in the booklet - A collection of Field names.

The local story, Sion Phylip's field, relates to the story of Squire Herbert Lloyd from FFynonbedr Mansion, Lampeter and his plan to steal the rich 18 acre field of Sion Phylip, who was wrongly accused and hanged for stealing the squire's best ram.

The pupil's thoroughluy enjoyed scripting and acting this story.

The project won a £1,000 prize from the Welsh Heritage Schools Initiative Trust.

Written by Gloria Roberts