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
The Cambrian Mountains ( cy, Mynyddoedd Cambria, in a narrower sense: ''Elenydd'') are a series of mountain ranges in Wales.
The term ''Cambrian Mountains'' used to apply to most of the upland of Wales. Since the 1950s, its application has becom ...
about from
Glaspwll in
Powys,
Wales.
It is formed where the
River Llyfnant falls from
Llyn Penrhaeadr for approximately into
Cwm Rhaeadr in two waterfalls, and a series of cascades. The tallest waterfall is a single horsetail drop of . This is sometimes mistakenly stated as .
References
Waterfalls of Ceredigion
Waterfalls of Powys
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