 The upper one rushes over three projections of dark rocks, which rise like steps one above another, into a deep black basin, rendered still darker by the shadowing precipices, intermingled with huge, protruding stony masses; while the darkness and solitude...  Black's Picturesque Guide to North Wales - Page 191by Adam and Charles Black (Firm) - 1857 - 341 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Thomas Roscoe - Travel writing - 1836 - 486 pages
...yards lower down, rises a bold columnar rock, called Pulpit Hugh Lloyd Cynfael, or Hugh Lloyd's Pulpit; passing which, and crossing the river by means of...extensive than the other, and precipitates itself in a broad stream down a shelving rock about forty feet in height. It then bounds along a narrow chasm,... | |
 | Thomas Roscoe - Rare books - 1837 - 332 pages
...lower down rises a bold columnar rock, called Pulpit Hugh Lloyd Cynfael, or Hugh Lloyd's Pulpit, rising from the bed of the river ;* passing which, and crossing...stone bridge, within five minutes' walk is seen the * Of this bard, magician, and warrior, for he claimed all these titles, the following anecdote is recorded... | |
 | David William Pughe - Castles - 1846 - 54 pages
...its banks." About five minutes walk lower down, crossing the river by means of a rustic stone bridge, is seen the second fall. " It is much less extensive than the other, and precipitates itself in a broad stream down a shelving rock, about 40 feet in height." Between these two falls lies the huge... | |
 | Appleton D. and co - 1870 - 746 pages
...of the town are the Falls of tlie C'ynfael, of which the following description is by Mr Roscoe : — "The upper one rushes over three projections of dark...bounds along a narrow chasm, and, struggling among the many-coloured rocks, reflects a variety of tints, as it falls from slope to slope, till, finding a... | |
 | Wales - 1870 - 526 pages
...Festiniog), and then winds through a wood to the first fall, the distance being about halfa-niile. The upper one rushes over three projections of dark...fall. It is much less extensive than the other, and * Of this bard, magician, and warrior, for he claimed all these titles, the following anecdote is recorded... | |
 | Adam and Charles Black (Firm) - 1877 - 122 pages
...the Cynfael have been so well described by Mr. Roscoe, that we adopt a part of his description : — "The upper one rushes over three projections of dark...bounds along a narrow chasm, and, struggling among the many-coloured FESTINIOG LLANFYLLIN. 55 rocks, reflects a variety of tints, as it falls from slope to... | |
 | Europe - 1886 - 702 pages
...A few yards lower down, a bold columnar rock, called Hugh Lloyd's Pulpit, rises from the bed of tho river ; passing which, and crossing the river by means...bounds along a narrow chasm, and, struggling among the many-coloured rocks, reflects a variety of tints, as it falls from slope to slope, till, finding a... | |
 | Adam and Charles Black (Firm) - 1891 - 420 pages
...(at Festiniog), and then winds through a wood to the first fall, the distance being about halfa-mile. The upper one rushes over three projections of dark...falL It is much less extensive than the other, and * Of this bard, magician, and warrior, for he claimed all these titles, the following anecdote is recorded... | |
 | Adam and Charles Black - Wales - 1910 - 194 pages
...the Cynfael (1 mile from Festiniog village) have been happily described by Mr. Roscoe, who says : — "The upper one rushes over three projections of dark...bounds along a narrow chasm, and, struggling among the many-coloured rocks, reflects a variety of tints, as it falls from slope to slope, till, finding a... | |
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