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Nantgwyllt Church

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Nantgwyllt Church

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    Location: Rhayader, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom

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    1. Claerwen Dam – Craig Goch Dam loop from Elan Village

    31.4km

    01:43

    380m

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    Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

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    2. Nantgwyllt Church – Claerwen Dam loop from Llansantffraed-Cwmdeuddwr

    31.7km

    01:51

    410m

    410m

    Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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    3. Craig Goch Dam – Elan Valley Reservoirs loop from Llanafan Fawr

    22.1km

    01:16

    340m

    340m

    Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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    August 26, 2021

    nicely located peaceful church

      July 2, 2024

      The old church, along with the manor house and nearby cottages, were enveloped by the waters and lost forever when Caban Coch dam was built. Among the lost houses was Cwm Elan, once the home of poet Percy Bysshe Shelley's uncle. Shelley visited on several occasions and fell in love with the area. In 1812 he tried to buy Nantgwyllt House, as a home to settle into with his wife Harriet.

      The old church at Nantgwyllt may have been lost, but in 1898 a new church was begun on high ground overlooking the Garreg-ddu viaduct. The architect was Stephen W Williams, who also built Elan Village to house workmen labouring to build the dams. The new church was erected at the southern end of the viaduct.

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