Pointy Sickle

Our last stop on the way home from our recent 3 days in North Wales.

The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct - pronounced PONT-CUSS-ULTH-TAY according to the locals in the pub at the end of it.

Mrs Oy wasn't keen on the walk across but she did it

"The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is a navigable aqueduct that carries the Llangollen Canal across the River Dee in north east Wales. The 18-arched stone and cast iron structure, which took ten years to design and build, was completed in 1805. It is now the oldest and longest navigable aqueduct in Great Britain and the highest in the world."

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4. The tiny lift bridge at the other end. (Well - round the corner at the other end.)


4. The Cefn Viaduct from the aquaduct

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I'm with Mrs Oy, I wouldn't fancy the walk either.
Wales is such a beautiful country too.
Good shots mate.

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Good shots. Why is Mrs Oy hanging on to the rail ?

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I am often to be found there in wintertime, not on the actual aquaduct, but just off it at the Llangollen end.

Some fantastic roach fishing to had there in winter, the fish shoal up in the deeper water.

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Lovely part of the world,like the first shot.

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Fabulous photos - brave Mrs Oy !

What is a 'lift bridge' ?

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Very common on the rural areas of canals around here, you have to stop the boat and pull down on the counterweights to lift the bridge which carries the road, then drop it down again when you have passed.

There is a photo of one here.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=ca...XWJIy2cLuVuLM:

Very popular with the kids in the summer holidays on hot days, they use them as diving boards.

The Llangollen Canal is beautiful, I fish it all the time.

Harrison Ford spent his honeymoon on a boat on it.

I am very fortunate to have it so close to me, it is stunning.

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Beautiful area and great photos Mr Oy...

I would have enjoyed walking across the aquaduct, the views must have been fabulous from there

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Thanks folks - it's a great lace for a walk.

The Telford pub at the marina end does a great BLT too

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Thank Swimmy - I had no idea there were such bridges!