2007

SH6947 : Y Rhaeadr Dirgel/The Secret Waterfall

taken 16 years ago, near to Rhiwbryfdir, Gwynedd, Wales

Y Rhaeadr Dirgel/The Secret Waterfall
Y Rhaeadr Dirgel/The Secret Waterfall
This spectacular waterfall is a man made, and results from a 19thC stream diversion designed to stop the flooding of underground caverns at Llechwedd. Over time the waterfall became obscured by the growth of rhododendron trees and was only exposed again when Llechwedd became a major tourist attraction. Visitors are instructed to listen carefully to see if they can hear the ghostly whisperings of the quarrymen who created the waterfall.

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Category: Waterfalls
This photo is linked from: Articles: · Collaborative Landforms Gallery Automatic Clusters: · Underground [3] · Secret Waterfall [2] ·
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SH6947, 42 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Eric Jones   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 19 October, 2007   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 25 October, 2007
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SH 699 472 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:0.4031N 3:56.3878W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SH 699 472
View Direction
Southwest (about 225 degrees)
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