152 LAKES OF MONTGOMERYSHIRE. 



LLANVYLLIN, twelve miles from Welshpool. The 

 Abel, the Cain, and the Vyrnwy. 



LLANWNNOG, six miles and a half from Newtown, 

 on the Severn and Tarannon : the surrounding land- 

 scape presents a series of rich mountain scenery. 

 In the vicinity are some fine lakes. 



MACHYNLLETH, thirty-nine miles from Mont- 

 gomery, on the banks of the Dovey. At Uwch y 

 Garreg, near this town, is Pystyll Rhaiadr, one of 

 the finest waterfalls in Wales. 



MONTGOMERY, seven miles and a half from 

 Welshpool, on the banks of the Severn. Its 

 environs are strikingly beautiful. 



NEWTOWN, eight miles from Montgomery, in a 

 beautiful valley, on the Severn banks. 



TAVOLOG, nine miles from Machynllech, on the 

 Tavolog. 



TREWERN, four miles from Welshpool, on the 

 Severn. 



LAKES OF MONTGOMERYSHIRE. 



In the Parish of Llaneval are, 



LLYN Y BUGAIL (" the Shepherd's Pool"), near 

 Machyllech, about three quarters of a mile up the 

 Plinlimmon mountain, is celebrated for its highly 

 flavoured trout, which have been known to reach 

 the weight of fourteen pounds.* It is, however, 



* This is a species different from the common, and generally 

 styled the great lake trout. Sir W. Jardine and Professor Rennie 



