Old Ardda Leat
Introduction
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Old Ardda Leat
Image: © Jonathan Wilkins Taken: 6 Apr 2019
The original leat from the Afon Ddu ran just above the 1000 ft contour to penstocks (see Image) above the Dolgarrog Incline. This section is nominally dry today and some lengths of it are well preserved, showing its concrete lining, which is not continuous. This length became disused when the new high-head pipeline by-passed it in 1936. Much of the length from here south-westwards has been filled-in and grassed over.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.182334
Longitude
-3.847294