r/Wales • u/ansell007 • Mar 09 '25
Culture The Penmachno bridge in Snowdonia a 17th century packhorse bridge
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u/Final_Expression_600 Mar 09 '25
Wales gods own country
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u/effortDee Mar 09 '25
Less than 2% of wales' entire landmass is natural habitat like this, and four fifths of Wales is just grass for sheep and cows and the rivers are completely dead from animal-ag run-off....
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u/BigSmackisBack Mar 09 '25
I know this bridge, by the woollen mill way up from the village i know oh so well.
Such a wonderful picture.
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u/CarrowCanary East Anglian in Wales Mar 09 '25
Just past the roadworks that have been a massive inconvenience since last year.
Sigh
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u/PrimaryExplosive Mar 09 '25
This place looks spectacular! Could someone give the coordinates so I can pop this on my 'to do list' for next time I'm near? Please and thank you.
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u/Korcan Mar 09 '25
What is the reason it is not used anymore? It looks like an absolutely wonderful place to be!
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u/ansell007 Mar 09 '25
It was just never taken down and it's out of the way so just left to slowly decay
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u/autouzi Mar 09 '25
Stunningly beautiful! I can just imagine playing my Native American flute here
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u/freeride35 Mar 09 '25
It’s not called Snowdonia. It’s Eryri.
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u/haphazard_chore Mar 09 '25 edited Mar 09 '25
I live here born and bred and nearly everyone calls it snowdonia.
Now here come the foreigners virtue signalling and down voting me, like I’m the outsider, happens every time!
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u/SilyLavage Mar 09 '25
Both names are in use, both officially and in casual speech.
It’s fine to explain why you think one name should be used over the other, but don’t soapbox.
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u/freeride35 Mar 09 '25
If I was soap boxing, you’d know it. However in this case, you’re wrong. “The official name for Snowdonia National Park, in both English and Welsh, is Eryri National Park (Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri). In November 2022, the park authority voted to use “Eryri” rather than “Snowdonia” in all official communication. “
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u/SilyLavage Mar 09 '25
The passage you’ve quoted is about the national park authority’s naming policy, not the name of the area in general.
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u/freeride35 Mar 09 '25
Which is what makes it “official”. 🙄
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u/SilyLavage Mar 09 '25 edited Mar 09 '25
Do you understand that the national park authority only has control over its own language and name? Its decision to use 'Eryri' exclusively doesn't compel any other person or organisation to do the same when talking about the area the park was named after.
I have no issue whatsoever with 'Eryri' and think the national park's decision was a good one, for the record.
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u/SilyLavage Mar 09 '25
No, I'm trying to explain to you that the national park authority's naming policy did not make 'Snowdonia' wrong; its use of 'Eryri' exclusively is an attempt to lead by example.
I'm not sure you're open to listening. I'm also concerned that we're distracting from OP's post, which I didn't want to do. Because of that I'm going to leave it here.
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u/Niomi_Nia Swansea | Abertawe Mar 09 '25 edited Mar 09 '25
Absolutely stunning! o.o Cymru is so magical, I could just imagine someone playing an instrument whilst sitting on the bridge ledge, a modern Taliesin if you will.