148 THE POVEY. 



merous tributaries. The principal of these, the 

 Tanat, rises in the Berwyn mountains, and is joined, 

 a little below the village of Llanrhaiadr yn Mochnant, 

 by the small river Rhaiadr, which descends from 

 the same mountainous district along the confines of 

 Denbighshire, and forms the grand cataract of Pystyll 

 Rhaiadr. 



THE DOVEY, 



Descending from the foot of Aran Mowddwy, a 

 mountain of the Berwyn range in Merionethshire, 

 flows by the town of Dinasmowddwy, and thence 

 into the Tanat. 



The Tanat and the Dovey are both excellent rivers. 



Principal Fishing Stations. 



BERRIEW, five miles from Welshpool, at the junc- 

 tion of the Rhiw and the Severn, whence this vil- 

 lage is distant about three quarters of a mile, on 

 the banks of the river Rhiw, and on the road be- 

 tween Welshpool and Newtown. 



LLANGURIG, five miles from Llanidloes, near the 

 source of the Wye. 



LLANIDLOES, twenty-two miles from Montgomery. 

 This town is built in a beautiful and fertile vale, 

 watered by the Severn, which has its source within 

 the parish. The scenery is highly picturesque, the 

 hills surrounding the town forming a rich and 

 striking contrast to the barren heights seen at a 

 distance, among which the great mountain Plin- 

 limmon forms a conspicuous object. On the road 

 leading from Aberystwith, after passing the stone 



