Sgwd Yr Eira Falls, Brecon Beacons

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Sgwd yr Eira Falls, Waterfall Country, Brecon Beacons, Wales.

A 30 second exposure of Sgwd yr Eira Falls, which translates as 'the falls of snow'. These are famous for being the falls behind which you can walk, thanks to a hard band of sandstone whose overhang protects the walker from the full force of the water.

The falls are part of the River Heptse, in an area known as 'Waterfall Country'. Waterfall Country is an area loosely defined, but generally includes the group of falls on the Nedd Fechan, Pyrddin, Hepste and Mellte rivers, all of which lie in the country between the villages of Pontneddfechan and Ystradfellte in the southern part of the Brecon Beacons National Park. Most of the falls occupy locations designated as sites of special scientific interest or as special areas of conservation.

Virtually all of the falls occur on tributaries of the River Neath which occupy valleys that have been deeply incised into the landscape. It is suggested that overdeepening of the Vale of Neath by glacier ice during the succession of ice ages has resulted in these tributaries cutting down into their own beds as they adjust to a base level lower than in pre-glacial times.

The underlying geology is a generally southerly dipping succession of Carboniferous age sandstones and mudstones assigned by geologists to the Marros Group and formerly referred to as the Millstone Grit Series. Preferential erosion whereby the less resistant mudstones have been more readily removed by the passage of water, often following various forms of weathering, has left sandstones forming the lips of the falls. The siting of individual falls is closely lnked in many cases to the presence of northwest-southeast aligned faults which have brought different lithologies into proximity.

* This image is a Limited Edition Print of 350for all prints larger than 12"x8".

Location: Sgwd yr Eira, near Penderyn, Brecon Beacons, Wales, UK

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Sgwd Yr Eira Falls, Brecon Beacons

THE WHITE VEIL

Limited Edition Print *

Sgwd yr Eira Falls, Waterfall Country, Brecon Beacons, Wales.

A 30 second exposure of Sgwd yr Eira Falls, which translates as 'the falls of snow'. These are famous for being the falls behind which you can walk, thanks to a hard band of sandstone whose overhang protects the walker from the full force of the water.

The falls are part of the River Heptse, in an area known as 'Waterfall Country'. Waterfall Country is an area loosely defined, but generally includes the group of falls on the Nedd Fechan, Pyrddin, Hepste and Mellte rivers, all of which lie in the country between the villages of Pontneddfechan and Ystradfellte in the southern part of the Brecon Beacons National Park. Most of the falls occupy locations designated as sites of special scientific interest or as special areas of conservation.

Virtually all of the falls occur on tributaries of the River Neath which occupy valleys that have been deeply incised into the landscape. It is suggested that overdeepening of the Vale of Neath by glacier ice during the succession of ice ages has resulted in these tributaries cutting down into their own beds as they adjust to a base level lower than in pre-glacial times.

The underlying geology is a generally southerly dipping succession of Carboniferous age sandstones and mudstones assigned by geologists to the Marros Group and formerly referred to as the Millstone Grit Series. Preferential erosion whereby the less resistant mudstones have been more readily removed by the passage of water, often following various forms of weathering, has left sandstones forming the lips of the falls. The siting of individual falls is closely lnked in many cases to the presence of northwest-southeast aligned faults which have brought different lithologies into proximity.

* This image is a Limited Edition Print of 350for all prints larger than 12"x8".

Location: Sgwd yr Eira, near Penderyn, Brecon Beacons, Wales, UK

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