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The Dragon of Llanrhaeadr at Pistyll Rhaeadr (‘Rhaeadr Falls’) is a great Welsh legend where good triumphs over evil. The winged snake, called a Gwybr, lived in the lake above the waterfall and would fly down to terrorise the villagers who lived below. The canny locals eventually tricked the Gwybr into seeing another dragon, which it promptly attacked, impaling itself on hidden spikes and allowing the villagers to live in peace. At 80m, Pistyll Rhaeadr is the UK's highest single drop waterfall and is considerably higher than Niagara Falls. It’s always enchanting and, on the rare occasions that it freezes into an ice sculpture, delightfully spooky.
Photograph of the top of the falls - copyright Chris Downer / Geograph
Pistyll Rhaeadr Falls
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- Region : Mid Wales
- Grid Ref : SJ 07259 29526
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The Dragon of Llanrhaeadr at Pistyll Rhaeadr (‘Rhaeadr Falls’) is a great Welsh legend where good triumphs over evil. The winged snake, called a Gwybr, lived in the lake above the waterfall and would fly down to terrorise the villagers who lived below. The canny locals eventually tricked the Gwybr into seeing another dragon, which it promptly attacked, impaling itself on hidden spikes and allowing the villagers to live in peace. At 80m, Pistyll Rhaeadr is the UK's highest single drop waterfall and is considerably higher than Niagara Falls. It’s always enchanting and, on the rare occasions that it freezes into an ice sculpture, delightfully spooky.
Photograph of the top of the falls - copyright Chris Downer / Geograph
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