Pistyll y Llyn
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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+1⁄2 miles (4 kilometres) from Glaspwll in Powys, Wales.
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Pistyll y Llyn | |
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Location | Ysgubor-y-coed, Ceredigion and Cadfarch, Powys, Wales |
OS grid | SN 7536 9420 |
Coordinates | 52°31.8822′N 3°50.3053′W |
Total height | 300 ft (91 m) |
Watercourse | Llyfnant |
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It is formed where the River Llyfnant falls from Llyn Penrhaeadr for approximately 525 feet (160 metres) into Cwm Rhaeadr in two waterfalls, and a series of cascades.[1] The tallest waterfall is a single horsetail drop of 300 ft (91 m).[2][3] This is sometimes mistakenly stated as 240 ft (73 m).[4]