Posts Tagged ‘Wales’

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