Tag: Caersws

Ex-GWR 'Dukedog' in Store at Moat Lane Junction View north, from a Mid-Wales (ex-Cambrian) line train arriving from Brecon via Rhayader, with the ex-Cambrian main line from Whitchurch, Welshpool and N…

Farm Buildings Beside Lane, Near Caersws, near to Caersws, Powys, Great Britain. Farm buildings beside a lane that forms part of the walking route from Caersws to Trefeglwys. At this point the lane fo…

Embankment at Caersws, near to Caersws, Powys, Great Britain. An embankment to the west of Caersws of unknown (to me) purpose. It appears to partly follow the route of a marked roman road but alternat…

Green Pastures near to Caersws

Caersws Football Club

Trees in the mist An early frosty morning view seen from the Roman Road, just west of Caersws.

Farmland near Caersws Looking towards Moel Iart.

Farm Buildings in the early morning mist, near to Caersws, Powys, Great Britain. Along the B4569 between Caersws and Trefeglwys.

Roman Fort - but hard to see! Caersws village stands at the confluence of the Afon Carno with the River Severn in Powys; it is the site of two early Roman forts. The first (Caersws I) was a large fort…

A lad fishing on the Severn, Caersws, Powys A view of the River Severn looking West, Caersws, Powys

The road to Clogau

The Cerist Valley The Cerist flood plain provides a rich farming habitat here. Park Wood spreads along the opposite valley side.

Sunnyview Caravan Park One of many dotted around discreetly in this part of Wales.

Roadside trees near Llanwnog

Road to a remote farm on the slopes of Mynydd Llwytgoed

Afon Carno Viewed from the B4569 road bridge, just to the west of Caersws.

Railway bridge over the Severn Near the fields of FC Caersws.

Railway crossing The level crossing on the right can still be used which might be advisable to tall people (the tunnel on the left is very low).

Putting in a land drain Near Caersws. The house on the skyline is new.

Pastures at Cwmbyr These sheep pastures sit at around the 400m mark and belong to the farm at Cwmbyr. A solitary sheep wonders where to start next...

Pasture at Cwmbyr Sheep pasture at around the 400m mark between Cwmbyr and Ty'n-y-celyn, protected in part by thin shelter belts of conifers and deciduous trees

Old lane below Wainhir A section of the badly worn and weathered lane running between Penthryn and Cwmbyr, just below Wainhir at the point where the road crosses the Dunant stream. Some sections of th…

Nant Dunant - Dunant stream Taken beside the OS 354m mark on the 1:25,000 map, this is the Dunant stream flowing roughly NNE from near the summit of Yr Allt. The stream passes through Hafod Dingle and…

Llwydcoed covered reservoir A very small reservoir serving a scattering of farmsteads on the hillside near Caersws.

Gelli Farm Remote farm near Bwlch y Garreg.

Ford over the Nant y Llyn Mawr A rough road leads over from the Rhiw to the Carno valleys.

Flood defence embankment beside Afon Carno Even the Romans had problems with flooding. They built flood defence embankments around the Caersws fortification, as seen here.

Farm near Llyn Mawr

Farm near Caersws Featuring a fine old stable block.

Exit from Park Wood After passing through some dense undergrowth the path through Park Wood emerges onto open farmland.

Diverted footpath These notices are to inform walkers that the right of way through Glantrannon farmyard has now been diverted slightly to the north-west. A perfectly reasonable arrangement, giving pr…

Colwyn Brook Viewed on a cold frosty morning.

Choked ditch near Caersws

Cattle grazing by Afon Trannon The nearer hedge line marks the course of the now dismantled railway line.

Caersws signal box The signal box is retained for the operation of the level crossing. A surprisingly busy station, given the size of the village, as it serves a large hinterland including being the n…

Bull at Tyn-y-pwll Together with his harem and young calves.

Bridge over Colwyn Brook This new footbridge has been built to allow a diversion of the public right of way away from Glantrannon farmyard.

Afon Carno From the bridge at Pandy-bâch. With a little more water flowing than in May 2006 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/166473 .

Archery butts, Caersws A shooting venue for the Trefeglwys Bowmen.

Afon Cerist. The river makes two right-angle bends to pass beneath the bridge 200526. Confusingly, the river is marked as Afon Trannon a short distance upstream.

Afon Cerist. North of the bridge 200526 the river flows down a very straight, possibly man-made channel.

Swollen River Severn at Caersws. Here the Severn can be seen flowing under the railway bridge.

Swollen River Severn under Caersws road bridge. This shot also shows the many reinforcing plates fitted to the bridge.

A simple church Llanwnog church has a lovely wood-clad spire.

Entrance to Carnedd farm, near to Caersws, Powys, Great Britain. The bridge allows access to Carnedd farm across Afon Cerist.

Carnedd Farm, near to Caersws, Powys, Great Britain. The house that Jack built?

The Red Lion, Caersws, near to Caersws, Powys, Great Britain. A welcome sight after a hard days walking!