The Afon Dulas, or North Dulas, is a

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forming the border between

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and

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/ Powys in

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. Another river called Afon Dulas joins the Dyfi from the south, upstream of its

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with the North Dulas: locally this is referred to as the South Dulas.

Route of North Dulas

Afon Dulas rises from a source in the hills above Aberllefenni and passes through Corris,

Esgairgeiliog Esgairgeiliog (also known as Ceinws) is a village in Powys (formerly Montgomeryshire), Wales, UK. It is situated at the junction of the Afon Glesyrch's and Afon Dulas' valleys. Behind the village is the former Era slate quarry, in the Glesyrc ...

and Pantperthog before joining the

Afon Dyfi The River Dyfi ( cy, Afon Dyfi; ), also known as the River Dovey (; ), is an approximately long river in Wales. Its large estuary forms the boundary between the counties of Gwynedd and Ceredigion, and its lower reaches have historically been ...

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near Machynlleth.

History

The Dulas is recorded as an important land boundary in 1200, in a document written in 1428. This document describes the land owned by Einion ap Seisyllt, in the time of

Llywelyn the Great Llywelyn the Great ( cy, Llywelyn Fawr, ; full name Llywelyn mab Iorwerth; c. 117311 April 1240) was a King of Gwynedd in north Wales and eventually " Prince of the Welsh" (in 1228) and "Prince of Wales" (in 1240). By a combination of war and d ...

, as "tota terra inter aquas de Dyfi et Delwas" (Latin, meaning: all the land between the rivers Dyfi and Dulas).

Roads and railways in the Dulas valley

* The A487 trunk road follows the valley from Ffridd Gate to Corris * The Roman road Sarn Helen probably followed the valley from Aberllefenni to Ffridd Gate * The Corris Railway ran through the valley from Aberllefenni to Ffridd Gate

Tributaries

* Nant Garfan * Nant Lliwdy south of Pantperthog * Nant y Darren at Pantperthog * Nant Cwm Cadian north of Pantperthog *

Afon Glesyrch This is a list of rivers of Wales, organised geographically. It is taken anti-clockwise from the Dee Estuary to the M48 Bridge that separates the estuary of the River Wye from the River Severn. Tributaries are listed down the page in an upstre ...

* Nant y Goedwig south of Maespoeth Junction * Afon Deri (formerly known as Afon Corris) at Corris * Afon Llefenni at Aberllefenni * Nant Llwydiarth at Pont Cymerau, Aberllefenni * Nant Ceiswyn at Pont Cymerau, Aberllefenni

South Dulas

It rises in Glaslyn, below the slopes of Foel Fadian, and passes the

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and Plas Dolguog before joining the Dyfi. Close to its confluence with the Dyfi it is crossed by the

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rail line on a bridge known as the Black Bridge. After the line had been repeatedly closed due to flooding after heavy rain, in 2021 it was announced that the bridge and its approaches were to be raised by a metre to try and alleviate the problem. Work began on 15 May and was due to be completed by 28 June.

Tributaries

* Afon Crewi at Felingerrig

References

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