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HAY, on the Wye. - An excellent fishing station. GLANGRWNY, two miles from Crickhowel, where the Greater and Lesser Grwny, two streams, flow into the Uske. This is one of the best stations in the county.

LLANDDEWI 'R Cwм, "the Church of St. David in the Vale," two miles and a half from Builth. It is very pleasantly situated on the Dihoner, near its junction with the Wye, and comprehends much rich and beautiful scenery. The village occupies a beautiful eminence, at the foot of which flows the river, which is here but narrow; on its banks, near the church, is some romantic scenery, as also in a deep glen, through which flows the small brook Bwlch.-Excellent salmon, trout, and grayling.

LLANDEVAILOG VACH, two miles and a half from Brecknock. Though small, this village is of prepossessing appearance, delightfully situated on the western bank of the river Honddu, which washes the churchyard wall in its course to join the Uske. One of the most pleasing scenes in the Vale of Honddu is viewed in the approach to Llandevailog church: opposite to the heights, under which stands Glan Honddu, several woody knolls, terminating in verdant meadows, slope gently towards the margin of the river, partially seen emerging from a thick grove which covers its precipitous banks; the church tower just rises above the dark foliage of the venerable yews by which it is surrounded, while in the back ground the landscape appears to be entirely enclosed by successive ranges of distant hills.

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LLANDILO 'R VAN, twelve miles from Brecknock. Here are three brooks; the Mawen, the Ethrym, and the Cilieni; the two former unite near church, and about a mile lower down, flow into the latter, which preserves its name until it falls into the Uske at Pontmaes.

LLANELLY, four miles from Abergavenny.-Fish upwards towards Crickhowel. The Clydach here falls into, and poisons the waters of the Uske.

LLANGAMMARCH, nine miles from Builth, situated at the point where a mountain stream flows into the Irvon. Good angling. The prospect here commands a view of the Irvon from Llamcamddwr to the influx of the river Dulais: the banks of which are finely wooded throughout this part of its

course.

LANGENEY, one mile and a half from Crickhowel, on the Grwyney. The vale of Grwyney, in which the village is embosomed, is enclosed by lofty hills clothed with the richest groves; and the stream bordered on each side by beautifully verdant meadows. LLANGYNIDER, five miles from Crickhowel, on the Uske.

LLANVIHANGEL CWM DDU, four miles from Crickhowel. The vale in which it is situated, is watered by the river Rhyangoll, or "the sheltered

stream."

LLANVIHANGEL TAL Y LLYN, at the head of Llangorse Pool. - Perch, pike, and eels.

LLANWRTYD, twelve miles from Llandovery. The Irvon and several small streams.

MAESCAR, seven miles from Brecknock, on the Uske.

MERTHYR CYNOG, eight miles from Brecknock, between the Yseir and the Honddu.

PENBYBALLT, eight miles from Builth, at the junction of the Cammarch and the Irvon.-Salmon, trout, and eels. Near the church is a celebrated inn, called Tavern y pridd.

PENPONT, five miles from Brecknock, at the confluence of the Camlais and the Uske. The beautiful seat of Parry Williams, Esq.

PIPTON, four miles and a half from Hay, between the Llynvi and the Wye.

RHOSVERRIG, one mile and a half from Builth, between the Wye and the Whevri: the latter river is famous for the abundance and excellence of its

trout.

PONTVAN, four miles from Brecknock, on the Yseir.

TALGARTH, nine miles from Brecknock, on an eminence rising gently from the river Ennig, which, after precipitating itself over several successive ledges of rock, falls into the river Llynnvi.

TRALLONG, five miles and a half from Brecknock. The Bran and the Celieni, which fall into the Uske.

TRETOWER, three miles from Crickhowel, on the river Rhiangol, which, after passing through the beautiful vale of Cwmdu, falls into the Uske near this place. Adjoining the Castle grounds is "the fair place of Henry Vehan, Esq.," now a farm

house. Among the descendants of that ancient family was Sir Roger Vaughan, knighted in the agonies of death, by Henry the Fifth, on the field of Agincourt, together with Sir David Gam and two others of his brave countrymen, who received their death wounds in their sovereign's defence.

YSTRADVELLTRY, fifteen miles from Brecknock, beautifully situated in the sequestered vale of Melté, on a branch of that river, which in summer, when the water is low, runs through a confined rocky channel till it arrives nearly opposite the village, where it enters a whirlpool on its southern bank, and disappears until it reaches a very remarkable cavern, a little below PORTH YR OGOV, or, "the Mouth of the Cave." Through this cavern the Melté pursues its course, rushing over the rocky fragments that obstruct its progress; and near the centre precipitates itself from a considerable height into a deep abyss, where the roaring of the cataract and the darkness of the cavern tend to excite a sensation of awe. At the distance of a few hundred feet, the river reappears, and, in time of floods, bursts out with prodigious force, forming a a series of cataracts of uncommon grandeur and beauty. From a projecting cliff at the eastern side of the vale, the river, just above its confluence with the Hepsté, descends in one unbroken sheet, forming a magnificent cascade of which the noise is tremendous; and such is the violence of its fall, that it loses every appearance of water, and as

sumes that of heavy spray and foam. From this point the river struggles through a deep channel, obstructed by rocks projecting on each side of its precipitous banks, and diverting its current into a variety of fantastic directions, for nearly three miles, until it falls into the Neath or Nedd Vechan. There are several other fine cataracts in the immediate vicinity.-Fish directly under the various falls. There is abundance of trout, &c. in this wild but hospitable neighbourhood. The spring of the year affords the most diversion, as in dry summers the rapid streams become very shallow. At such times, a bottom of single stallion's hair, a very fine light hook, and a tough brandling thrown out like the artificial fly, will be very successful. - ARTIFICIAL FLIES- the blue, the red, and the brown,- - the oil fly and the sky blue.

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THE LAKES OF BRECKNOCK.

LLYN SAVADON (BETWEEN CRICKHOWEL AND
BRECKNOCK).

This lake is also known by the names of Llangorse Mere, Brecknock Mere, and sometimes Welshpool. It is a very beautiful sheet of water, about two miles in length, one in breadth, and five in circumference, and is broadest between the churches of Llangorse and Langasty tal y Lynn. On approaching the source of the Llynvi, or "Lake Water,” it takes a sweep, and the river flows

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