Courtesy of The National Library of Wales | Licence: Public Domain
Courtesy of The National Library of Wales | Licence: Public Domain

Aqueduct near Llangollen, Denbighshire, N.W 360 yards long, 40 feet high above the Dee

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Location

Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, Llangollen, Wales

Country

Wales

Medium

Watercolour

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Longest aqueduct in Britain and highest canal aqueduct in the world. Construction completed in 1805. Proposed to link River Severn to the River Mersey. Route never completed because of lack of funds.