Pistyll y Llyn

Pistyll y Llyn
Location Powys, Wales
OS grid SN 7536 9420
Coordinates 52°31.8822′N 3°50.3053′W / 52.5313700°N 3.8384217°W / 52.5313700; -3.8384217Coordinates: 52°31.8822′N 3°50.3053′W / 52.5313700°N 3.8384217°W / 52.5313700; -3.8384217
Total height 300 ft (91 m)
Watercourse Llyfnant

Pistyll y Llyn is one of the tallest waterfalls in Wales and the United Kingdom. It is a horsetail style set of falls which are located in the Cambrian Mountains about 2½ miles (4 km) from Glaspwll in Powys, Wales.

It is formed where the River Llyfnant falls from Llyn Penrhaeadr for approximately 525 feet (160 m) into Cwm Rhaeadr in two waterfalls, and a series of cascades.[1] The tallest waterfall is a single horsetail drop of 300 feet (91 m).[2][3] This is sometimes mistakenly stated as 240 feet (73 m).[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Pumlumon 2008". CavingUK. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
  2. ↑ "World Waterfall Database 2009". Retrieved 9 September 2009.
  3. ↑ "The World In Figures" (PDF). Retrieved 9 September 2009.
  4. ↑ "Information Britain". Retrieved 9 September 2009.


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