Swallow Falls
- For Swallow Falls along the Youghiogheny River in Maryland, United States, see Swallow Falls State Park.
| Swallow Falls | |
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 Swallow falls (Rhaeadr Ewynnol) | |
| Location | Conwy county borough, Wales |
| Coordinates | 53°06′09″N 3°50′48″W / 53.1024°N 3.8468°WCoordinates: 53°06′09″N 3°50′48″W / 53.1024°N 3.8468°W |
| Type | Cascade |
Swallow Falls is a name coined by early tourists for the Rhaeadr Ewynnol (English: Foaming Waterfall), a multiple waterfall system in Wales, located on the Afon Llugwy near Betws-y-Coed, in Conwy county borough. It is visited by tens of thousands of tourists annually.
It is thought that the English name arose from a mis-hearing of the Welsh word ewynnol (foaming) as the similar-sounding y wennol (swallow).[1]
In 1913 the second Lord Ancaster, the landowner, gave the Swallow Falls to the local council, who decided to charge for visiting it in order to pay off some of the £15,000 debt incurred through the installation of water and electricity supplies to the village. Once the debt was cleared the parish retained the fee, resulting in Betws-y-coed having the lowest rates in the country. This ended after Local Government re-organisation in 1974.[2]
Admission
Admission is via an automatic turnstile gate which rotates when a fee of £1.50 is inserted into the coin slot.
Views
There are several viewing platforms, accessed by a pathway and a set of steps.
References
- ↑ "icNorthWales - Culture clash at bird-free falls". Icnorthwales.icnetwork.co.uk. 2001-11-29. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
- ↑ Swallow Falls Waterfall Betws-y-Coed
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