56 MACHYNLLETH TO LLANYDLOES. 



the fource of this celebrated river. The Severn 

 rifes from a fmall fpring on the fouth-eaft fide of 

 Plynlimmon, and nearly at its fummit. The water 

 iffues from a rock at the bottom of a kind of large 

 hole, whofe fides are formed of peat. The ground 

 around the edges is fomewhat elevated, A ftream 

 fo fmall iffues from this place, that a child four years 

 of age might ftride acrofs it. The water, which is 

 of a red colour, is very unpleafant to the tafle.-^- 

 Thofe perfons who wiih to trace the Severn to its 

 fource, are directed to keep the right-hand ftream 

 all the way up the mountain. 



In the flat country, betvvdxt Plynlimmon and the 

 road, I obfei'ved a fmall unadorned pool called Glas 

 Llyn, The Blue Pool. 



Catarac'i'. 



Having proceeded about half-way to Llanydloes, 

 I was directed to leave the road, and go a mile 

 and a half fouth, to fee a cataract called Frwd 

 y Pennant, The Torrent at the Head of the Vale. 

 The rock was nearly perpendicular, and the water, 

 then in plenty, from the late rains, roared down its 

 lofty front with a deafening noife. The fhrubs 

 hanging from the adjacent rocks added to its beauty. 

 This waterfall is exceeded in height by few in North 

 Wales. 



About four miles from Llanydloes, the appearance 

 of the country began to change, and the woody 



vales 



