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The most famous of the many waterfalls and flumes in the first few miles of the River Severn's existence.
Hafren forest, Powys, Wales, UK
Balnakeil Beach, Durness, Sutherland, Highland, Scotland UK
Balnakeil Beach is a wide, white beach with large dunes, situated near Cape Wrath in the very north of Scotland.
Balnakeil Beach is a spectacular, clean beach which is large and accessible and offers endless opportunities to discover and explore. The sand dunes are the most obvious feature of this magnificent beach and they represent a large range of habitats. The sandy bay is crescent shaped and faces west, making bathing unspoilt and quiet. The beach is known for its spectacular sunsets.
Austerity steam locomotive #68067 from the Great Central Railway enjoying her last outings this weekend on the Llangollen before returning home. Photographed here on Friday at Glyndyfrdwy railway station, Denbighshire, Wales
Llynnau Mymbyr are two lakes located in Dyffryn Mymbyr, a valley running from the village of Capel Curig to the Pen-y-Gwryd hotel in Snowdonia, north-west Wales. The A4086 runs along their northern banks.
Here we see the Snowdon horseshoe reflected in the waters.
Locomotive 'David Lloyd George' pulling a train out of Harbour station, Porthmadog, Gwynedd, Wales, UK
Viaduct
Designed by Scottish engineer Henry Robertson, and built by Thomass Brassey, Chirk viaduct was opened in 1848. It is accessible by foot, with a footpath passing underneath it, or from the towpath on Chirk aqueduct, which sits just next to the viaduct.
The viaduct is approximately 260m (849ft) long, comprising ten 14m (45ft) span semicircular arches, with three further arches replacing an earlier 37m (120ft) laminated timber arch at each end. It rises 30m (100ft) above the river.
Aqueduct
Visit Chirk Aqueduct and you can have one foot in England and one foot in Wales. A few minutes’ walk from Chirk town centre, it straddles the border between Wales and England and sits companionably next to Chirk viaduct. Looking down at Chirk basin and the aqueduct from the road above is a sight to behold.
The aqueduct, designed by William Jessop and Thomas Telford, was built between 1796 and 1801. It had an innovative design: the weight was minimised by the ten semi-circular masonry arches being hollow and by the water channel having an iron bed plate and brick sides sealed using hydraulic mortar.
Located in the Snowdonia National Park this picturesque valley and place of serenity has not always been so quiet. In 1886, the Prince of Wales (future King Edward VII) opened the Gorsedda Slate Quarry in the valley. The village of Treforys was built to house the quarrymen and consisted of 36 houses set in 3 streets. A sophisticated slate mill, Ynys Y Pandy, was also built to dress and finish the slate before being transported on a newly laid 3ft gauge tramway down to the harbour town of Porthmadog. But this flood of activity was short lived. After a short 20 years of excavation, the quarry was closed down as quality slate became more and more scarce. As the local paper reported, “everything that could facilitate the works was produced, nothing being wanting but the slate vein”
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The empty shell of Ynys Y Pandy still stands at the foot of the valley. A stark, man made monument set against a stunning mountainous back drop. The remains of the village of Treforys is less apparent. A blanket of green has devoured all but the faintest outlines of that early, expectant community. The water of the lake that once fed a 26ft water wheel, the beating heart of the mill, is now still and provides a quiet oasis for fishermen and passing walkers.
Text source: www.dioni.co.uk/cwmystradllyn-the-most-beautiful-valley-i...
Locomotive Garratt NG130 pulling a train out of Harbour station, Porthmadog, Gwynedd heading out on the 25 mile run to Caernarfon 04.04.24