B4574 road

The B4574 is a road linking the villages of Pont-rhyd-y-groes in Ceredigion, Wales, and Devil's Bridge, 12 miles (19 km) east of Aberystwyth, and noted for three bridges built one above each other as well as for its falls[1] and narrow gauge steam railway.[2] The route is six miles (9.7 km) long, and has been described by the AA as one of the ten most scenic drives in the world.[3][4][5]

The B4574 heading to Cwmystwyth
The arch at Hafod Uchtryd in 2005

The road runs partly along a section of the upper Ystwyth valley, passing the remains of the Cwmystwyth Mines,[6][7] a monumental arch built to commemorate George III's golden jubilee, and the Hafod Estate.[8]

References
  1. "Welcome". Devils Bridge Falls. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  2. "Vale of Rheidol Railway - Aberystwyth to Devils Bridge, Mid Wales". Rheidolrailway.co.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  3. http://www.cycling.visitwales.co.uk/server.php?show=nav.2472
  4. "Cwmystwyth Ysbryd y Mwynwyr". Spirit of the Miners. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  5. Archived 5 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  6. "Cwmystwyth Ysbryd y Mwynwyr". Spirit of the Miners. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 August 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. Nantinet. "Hafod Estate - Discover the Picturesque, walks, ravines and cascades - Welcome". Hafod.org. Retrieved 30 June 2014.

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