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[[File:River Lyd in Lydford - geograph.org.uk - 1020799.jpg|right|thumb|350px|The Lyd at Lydford]] | [[File:River Lyd in Lydford - geograph.org.uk - 1020799.jpg|right|thumb|350px|The Lyd at Lydford]] | ||
[[File:Lydford, White Lady Waterfall - geograph.org.uk - 774646.jpg|thumb|200px|The White Lady waterfall at Lydford Gorge]] | [[File:Lydford, White Lady Waterfall - geograph.org.uk - 774646.jpg|thumb|200px|The White Lady waterfall at Lydford Gorge]] | ||
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*Location map: {{wmap|50.633|-4.2996|zoom=14}} | |||
*[http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/lydford-gorge/ Lydford Gorge information at the National Trust] | *[http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/lydford-gorge/ Lydford Gorge information at the National Trust] | ||
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*{{Cite web | title=Lydford Gorge | work=Educational Register of Geological Sites | publisher=Devon County Council | url=http://www.devon.gov.uk/geo-lydford-gorge.pdf | format=pdf | accessdate=2010-12-24}} | *{{Cite web | title=Lydford Gorge | work=Educational Register of Geological Sites | publisher=Devon County Council | url=http://www.devon.gov.uk/geo-lydford-gorge.pdf | format=pdf | accessdate=2010-12-24}} | ||
*{{Cite web | title=Get your toes wet at Lydford Gorge | publisher=BBC | year=2003 | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/outdoors/walks/lydford_gorge.shtml | accessdate=2010-12-24}} | *{{Cite web | title=Get your toes wet at Lydford Gorge | publisher=BBC | year=2003 | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/outdoors/walks/lydford_gorge.shtml | accessdate=2010-12-24}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:43, 20 January 2018
The Lyd is a river of western Devon. It rises at Lyd Head on Dartmoor and flows to the River Tamar beyond Lifton. The Lyd gives a name to the village of Lydford, around which it curls, deep in the famous Lydford Gorge.
Lydford Gorge
Lydford Gorge is a dramatic feature of the river at Lydford on the edge of the National Park; it is a 1.5-mile-long gorge near Lydford on the River Lyd, and the deepest in the West Country. It was formed by the process of river capture, where the start of a nearby river eroded backwards until its origin intersected with the Lyd diverting its course into the second channel.
The Gorge has been owned and maintained by the National Trust since 1947.
Features in the Gorge include the 100-foot-high 'White Lady Waterfall' and a series of whirlpools known as the 'Devil's Cauldron'.
Outside links
References
- "Lydford Gorge" (pdf). Educational Register of Geological Sites. Devon County Council. http://www.devon.gov.uk/geo-lydford-gorge.pdf. Retrieved 2010-12-24.
- "Get your toes wet at Lydford Gorge". BBC. 2003. http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/outdoors/walks/lydford_gorge.shtml. Retrieved 2010-12-24.