StoneRoad2013's photos with the keyword: Afon Rheidol

VoR[19] - farmland

VoR[19] - farmland

StoneRoad2013
12 Jul 2021 76
The flat[ish] land in the lower level of the valley are divided into fields, with the steeper slopes forested and "heather moorland" as sheep grazing on the hill tops. The Afon Rheidol has a number of weirs, used to regulate the river water levels.
VoR[19] - Cwm Rheidol Power Station.

VoR[19] - Cwm Rheidol Power Station.

StoneRoad2013
12 Jul 2021 71
The business end of a network of reservoirs, steams, aqueducts and pipework. The station has an installed capacity of 56MW spread over six turbines. Constructed between 1957 and 1962, it began contributing to the national grid in 1964. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rheidol_Power_Station Back in the early 1980s I remember this area being illuminated in a very colourful way, the reason for that, I don't recall just now.
VoR[19] - the deer or stag {2 of 3}

VoR[19] - the deer or stag {2 of 3}

StoneRoad2013
12 Jul 2021 92
There is "The Stag" , not a particularly good angle ... This was, I believe, formed as the result of tipping waste from lead mining, which is why the vegetation is very limited in some areas. Several decades ago, the shape was somewhat more clearly defined - and included "legs" , but I can't remember if the "antlers" were visible.
VoR[19] - the deer or stag {1 of 3}

VoR[19] - the deer or stag {1 of 3}

StoneRoad2013
12 Jul 2021 89
Finally, I can see "The Stag" ... This was, I believe, formed as the result of tipping waste from lead mining, which is why the vegetation is very limited in some areas. Several decades ago, the shape was somewhat more clearly defined - and included "legs" , but I can't remember if the "antlers" were visible.
VoR[19] - Afon Rheidol {2 of 2}

VoR[19] - Afon Rheidol {2 of 2}

StoneRoad2013
12 Jul 2021 75
Cwm Rheidol - the lowest lake of the three lakes that make up the Hydro-Electricity generating scheme on the Afon Rheidol. There's a glimpse of the dam in between the trees.
VoR[19] - return journey

VoR[19] - return journey

StoneRoad2013
12 Jul 2021 83
On the way back down to Aberystwyth, I took another view towards Cwm Rheidol. The power station is almost hidden by trees from this vantage point.
VoR[19] - Afon Rheidol {1 of 2}

VoR[19] - Afon Rheidol {1 of 2}

StoneRoad2013
12 Jul 2021 71
Cwm Rheidol - the lowest lake of the three lakes that make up the Hydro-Electricity generating scheme on the Afon Rheidol.