Devil's Bridge and Waterfalls - Pontarfynach Aerial view by DJI MAVIC 2 Zoom - drone footage - 2018

Описание: Devil's Bridge and Waterfalls - Pontarfynach Aerial view by DJI MAVIC 2 Zoom - drone footage - Oct 2018
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The bridge is unusual in that three separate bridges are coexistent, each one built upon the previous bridge. The previous structures were not demolished.

The most recently built, in 1901, is an iron bridge which was erected above the older arches. The original bridge is medieval and the second one, a stone structure, built in 1753 and upgraded in 1777 and in 1814, was erected when the original bridge was thought to be unstable. The builders of the 1753 structure used the original bridge (circa 1075–1200) to support scaffolding during construction and added a second arch. The 1901 structure eliminated the slope in the roadway. In 1971, the steelwork and railings were repaired and the bridge was strengthened. The structure was Grade II Listed on 21 January 1964, "as a remarkable succession of three superimposed bridges, one of the best known picturesque sites in Wales" and the listing was updated in 2005.

The name in 1629 was Pont ar Vynach or Pontarfynach, meaning Bridge over the Mynach. The word Mynach is Welsh for "monk"; one theory is that the river got its name from the fact that it was near land owned by a monastery. The first mention of the structure using the English name Devil's Bridge, in historical records, is from 1734.

The bridge is at a point where the River Mynach drops 90 metres (300 ft) in five steps down a steep and narrow ravine before it meets the River Rheidol. The set of stone steps, still open to tourists, leads down to the lowest bridge at the waterfall; it is known as Jacob's Ladder.

Devil's Bridge and Waterfalls - Pontarfynach - River Mynach - Aerial view by DJI MAVIC 2 Zoom - drone footage - October 2018
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