Pwll y rhys
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Pwll y rhys
Image: © Alan Bowring Taken: 18 Jan 2014
Surprisingly this waterfall is not indicated on most maps. The plunge pool excavated into the Old Red Sandstone bedrock is referred to on older maps as Pwll y rhys which, according to a local expert, translates in local dialect as 'pool of entanglement' or 'pool of fear'. There are a number of other falls on the Clydach, un-named on the map. This was a very wet day - don't expect this much water in normal conditions! The footbridge above it permits a good view down the falls.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.820303
Longitude
-3.107516