The Llangollen Canal, at Llangollen in Denbighshire
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The photograph on this page of The Llangollen Canal, at Llangollen in Denbighshire by Roger D Kidd as part of the Geograph project.
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The Llangollen Canal, at Llangollen in Denbighshire
Image: © Roger D Kidd Taken: 19 Sep 2015
This image shows clearly how the canal is cut into the hillside above the town. Originally this was merely a feeder channel enabling water to be funnelled from the River Dee to the Ellesmere Canal near Ruabon. Navigation was not its purpose, so it is very narrow in some places.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.971411
Longitude
-3.167698