Aber Falls

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Coordinates: 53°12′38″N 3°59′42″W / 53.210538, -3.994964

Aber Falls (size is shown by people stood below)
Aber Falls (size is shown by people stood below)

Aber Falls (Rhaeadr Fawr in Welsh) is a waterfall located about two miles south of the village of Abergwyngregyn, Gwynedd, Wales.

The waterfall is formed as the Afon Goch plunges about 120 feet over a sill of igneous rock in the foothills of the Carneddau range. Two tributaries merge; the enlarged stream is known as Afon Rhaeadr Fawr; from the road bridge, Bont Newydd, the name becomes Afon Aber, or Afon Aber Garth Celyn as it was previously known.


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[edit] History

Visitors walking along the main footpath towards the falls may spot several small Bronze Age settlements including an excavated roundhouse and smithy fenced off with an information plaque adorning it, several standing stones and cairns are also present, most of these sites can be found on the right side of the pathway.

[edit] Visitor facilities

Visitors can park at Bont Newydd, from where the Falls are accessible on foot on a clearly marked trackway. There is a small charge for parking but there are toilets and picnic benches available.

It is possible to bath in the plunge pool of the falls, although the water is cold even at the height of summer and care must be taken on the often slippery rocks.

[edit] North Wales Path

The North Wales Path, a long distance coastal path between Prestatyn and Bangor, crosses the bridge at the foot of the falls. This bridge, together with the smaller one at the foot of the smaller falls to the west (Rhaeadr Fach), was erected in 1995.

[edit] Gallery

Aber Falls with the mountains around

[edit] References

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