A barge on the viaduct hight, and high above the surrounding fields, approaches

Sunset above the River Dee, seen from the viaduct

Sunset thoughts

The 126-foot high viaduct casts a long, long shadow across the evening meadows

The bridge cost £45,000 to build. It was officially opened by six barges crossing on November 26, 1805, watched by around 8,000 people.

The Pontcysyllte aqueduct was built by Thomas Telford in 1795 to bridge the River Dee near Trevor.

The water is carried across the bridge in a cast iron trough 11 feet wide, 5ft 3ins deep and 1,007ft long.

Walkers and barges now find the Llangollen ring, across the Pontyscyllt Viaduct, a refereshing excursion