Glas Llyn & Snowdon, Yr Wyddfa, Snowdonia National Park, Gwynedd, Wales
Glas Llyn & Snowdon, Yr Wyddfa, Snowdonia National Park, Gwynedd, Wales – Photography By Simon Kirwan. From the book North Wales Landscapes (Myriad Books).
Sunset at Lake Vyrnwy Victorian Reservoir
Sunset at Lake Vyrnwy Victorian Reservoir in Wales, managed by United Utilities and Severn Trent Water, supplying water to Liverpool via aqueduct. The dam construction started in 1881 and was completed in 1888. It flooded the head of the Vyrnwy Valley and submerged the small village of Llanwddyn – Photo By Simon Kirwan. More here:
Castell Tinboeth, Llananno – New Years Day 2013
Castell Tinboeth, Llananno, Powys, Wales – New Years Day 2013 – Photo By Simon Kirwan. Castell Tinboeth lies within a roughly circular Iron Age hillfort, about 100m in diameter, and was probably constructed in the late 13th century by the Mortimer family – more here: Ancient & Historical Monuments of Wales
Cemmaes Wind Farm, Powys from the Air
Cemmaes Wind Farm, Powys from the Air – Aerial Photo By Simon Kirwan
Corus Steelworks, Shotton, Flintshire from the Air
Corus Steelworks, now part of Tata Steel, Shotton, Flintshire, North Wales, from the air. Aerial photograph by Simon Kirwan
Flintshire Bridge from the Air
The Flintshire Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge spanning the Dee Estuary in North Wales. The bridge links Flint and Connah’s Quay to the north shore of the River Dee. It is the largest asymmetric cable-stayed bridge in the UK. Aerial photograph by Simon Kirwan.
Stadiwm y Mileniwm – Millennium Stadium, Cardiff from the Air
Stadiwm y Mileniwm – Millennium Stadium, Cardiff from the Air. Photo By Simon Kirwan