The Afon Disgynfa cascading a total of 240ft at Pistyll Rhaeadr....the 'Spout Waterfall'. The attendant stone circle is sited some way back from the top of the falls, to the north of the nascent river as it gathers volume for the coming aquatic display.
To say there would appear to be a connection between the diminutive prehistoric complex at Rhos y Beddau and the Afon Disgynfa is, in my opinion, not exactly pushing the limits of credence. Rarely does an upland stream have to undertake such a 'rite of passage' as this little 'un, cascading wondrously down the cliff face before morphing, together with the outflow of Llyn Lluncaws, into the Afon Rhaeadr far below. Such an awesome display of what gives this planet life fair takes the breath away, so how must it have affected those presumably much more in tune with their natural surroundings back then? If the placing of Bronze Age monuments was indeed influenced by water, surely there could hardly have been a finer spot to erect your stone circle. Or indeed the mighty cairns crowning the main ridge of Y Berwyn beyond?
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Image Credit: Robert Gladstone
Posted by GLADMAN
13th January 2013ce
Edited 13th January 2013ce |
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