Pistyll y Llyn

Pistyll y Llyn
Location Powys, Wales
Coordinates 52°31.8822′N 3°50.3053′W / 52.5313700°N 3.8384217°WCoordinates: 52°31.8822′N 3°50.3053′W / 52.5313700°N 3.8384217°W
Total height 91 m (299 feet)
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 2.48 miles (4 km) from Glaspwll in Powys, Wales.

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

References

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