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A handsome market town,
Machynlleth sits on the River Dyfi near
Aberystwyth and it was here in 1404, in Maengwyn
Street, that the Welsh freedom fighter Owain
Glyndwr held an historic parliament. The town
centre has a 78ft clock tower – more like a Gothic
church steeple – which was presented to the town
in 1873 to mark the coming of age of the son of
the Marquis of Londonderry who lived at Plas
Machynlleth, now used as council offices. A few
miles out of town is the Centre for Alternative
Technology, a unique attraction which shows the
many ways that energy can be produced with minimal
impact on the Earth’s finite resources. |
Machynlleth town clock - Photo:
Barry Jones
CCL |
