Afon Mynach (; also known as the River Mynach) is a river in
Ceredigion
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Wales
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Its source is at the meeting of two smaller rivers, the
Nant Rhuddnant and the
Afon Myherin. Both of these streams have their sources in lakes high in the
Cambrian Mountains
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* the Afon Myherin flows from two lakes known collectively as Llynnoedd Ieuan;
* the much larger Nant Rhuddnant passes through Llyn Rhuddnant, above which it is formed by the confluence of several smaller streams.
The Afon Mynach is notable for the famous
Mynach Falls in the village of
Devil's Bridge
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(Pontarfynach), where the river plunges 90 metres into the
gorge
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of the
River Rheidol. It is also famous for the three bridges built one on top of the other in the same village, the lowest of the three said to be built by the devil (hence the name Devil's Bridge),
but most probably built by the monks of
Strata Florida.
References
Mynach
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