River Terrig

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Terrig
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The Terrig near Leeswood Old Hall.
River Terrig
EtymologyFrom Welsh terydd, "swift", or terig, "violent, harsh"
Native nameAfon Terrig (Welsh)
Location
Country Wales
Counties Denbighshire, Flintshire
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationLlyn Cyfynwy, near Graianrhyd, Denbighshire
  coordinates 53°4′58.28″N3°10′13.49″W / 53.0828556°N 3.1704139°W / 53.0828556; -3.1704139
  elevation370 m (1,210 ft)
Mouth  
  location
confluence with River Alyn, Flintshire
  coordinates
53°8′56.929″N3°6′1.595″W / 53.14914694°N 3.10044306°W / 53.14914694; -3.10044306
  elevation
95 m (312 ft)

The River Terrig (Welsh : Afon Terrig) is a small river in north-east Wales.

The river rises at Llyn Cyfynwy near Graianrhyd village in the community of Llanarmon-yn-Ial, Denbighshire, about three miles from the source of the River Alyn. [1] It then flows northwards and eastwards, forming the boundary between the old parishes of Nercwys and Treuddyn. At Nant-y-Mynydd it is joined by several small springs from Mynydd Ddu, and finally itself joins the River Alyn at Pontblyddyn, Flintshire. [1]

The Terrig is a habitat for brown trout. Its name is derived from its rapid flow after times of heavy rain; Thomas Pennant, in his Tours in Wales, described it as "the Terrig, or the violent, [...] often of a tremendous swell and fury". [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Cambridge County Geographies: Flintshire, Cambridge University Press, p.25
  2. Pennant, T. Tours in Wales, Volume 2, Wilkie and Robinson, 1810, p.44