this Dam above is Pen y Garreg Dam - I think it is probably the most photographed out of all four main dams as its sat in amongst stunning scenic views and the road curves around it! You can go on open days up the inside wall and in to that tower! If you are much braver than me.
looking just like a bridge with a road on, this is Garreg Ddu Dam, a completely submerged dam. There were two flooded valleys to cause this reservoir, and numerous buildings and houses. I find it a little eerie if I think about that too long. In fact over 100 people were 'moved' and rehoused in the Elan valley for the building of all the reservoirs. Two mighty fine large country houses were also submerged, both of which were connected to the poet Shelley.
The dams are beautiful, amazing feats of engineering from back in the early 1890s, but the countryside around here is something else. The river is gorgeous and the autumn colours merely accentuate it.
