Devils Bridge - Ceredigion - August 09

[KingElvis]

Not UE at all but an interesting place all the same.

Devils Bridge consists of three bridges all built on top of each other at various times in the last thousand years. The first bridge was built between 1075 and 1200, this was replaced in 1753 by a new stone bridge, finally in 1901 a new iron bridge was built and this is still in use today. You can get to the bridge using the Vale of Rheidol steam railway which was the last commercial steam service to survive under British Rail, it was closed finally by BR in 1988 and now operates up to the bridge as a tourist attraction.

The water here drops around 300ft and makes an impressive display. The original bridge was supposedly bulit by the Devil, I have my doubts about this.

More info if you are interested HERE

Leaving Aberystwyth station, loads of old scarp and shit around here.





Bridges 1, 2 and 3 from the bottom up







At the bottom, The Devil's Punchbowl. It was a bit flyey and waspy to be honest.

[boxfrenzy]

That looks good. I've not seen it before.

[BA]

Defo built by the 'devil'
Great pics, never heard of this place before

[skin]

I like the two old train carriages - the waterfall makes me giddy.

[converse1]

Trains, waterfalls and the devil! A perfect combination!

[evilnoodle]

A long time since I have been there. 'Tis a great thing to see.