| 词条 | Afon Irfon |
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Afon Irfon (the River Irfon) is a river in Powys, Wales. It flows from the upper slopes of Bryn Garw in the Cambrian Mountains, through the Abergwesyn Valley, past the Nant Irfon National Nature Reserve in the hills above the village of Abergwesyn, and through Llanwrtyd Wells to its confluence with the River Wye at Builth Wells. The source of the Irfon is in the so-called Desert of Wales. Afon Irfon is the listed name of the Site of Special Scientific Interest in the upper reaches of the river Irfon Powys, Wales. DescriptionFrom its source at 540 metres AMSL on the upper slopes of Bryn Garw in the Cambrian Mountains the Irfon flows southwards past the foot of the Devil's Staircase, along the Abergwesyn Valley, through the scenic Camddwr Bleiddiad (Wolves' Gorge), and into the Wolves Pool. It then flows past the forest of Sessile Oaks (Quercus petraea) to join the Afon Gwesyn at Abergwyesn where it passes beneath the Irfon Forest and the Nant Irfon National Nature Reserve towards Llanwrtyd Wells. Then it flows eastward through Llangammarch Wells, and Garth to join the River Wye at Builth Wells (Llanfair ym Muallt). An overall length of approximately 28 miles.[1] The Irfon defines the northern limit of the Mynydd Epynt area between Llanwrtyd Wells and Builth Wells. The name Irfon may be identical in its origin to the River Irvine in Scotland,[2] for which multiple etymologies have been proposed. HistoryThe river is famous in Welsh history for the fact that it was on its banks, in the vicinity Cilmeri, that Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Prince of Wales, was killed on 11 December 1282. LiteratureThe Abergwesyn Valley and the legend of the boy failing to safely leap the Wolves' Gorge (Camddwr Bleiddiad) were described by George Borrow in his 1862 travel publication Wild Wales: Its People, Language and Scenery. See also
References{{Commons category|Afon Irfon}}1. ^UK Rivers Guidebook - Afon Irfon - Camddwr Bleiddiad Gorge to Llanwrtyd Wells {{Coords|52.237|N|3.715|W|display=title}}2. ^{{cite web |last1=James |first1=Alan |title=A Guide to the Place-Name Evidence |url=http://spns.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Alan_James_Brittonic_Language_in_the_Old_North_BLITON_Volume_II_Dictionary.pdf |website=SPNS - The Brittonic Language in the Old North |accessdate=25 November 2018}} 2 : Rivers of Powys|Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Brecknock |
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