Waterfalls of Wales, The

Reviewed by Dean Goss

This hardcover book is the definitive book of Welch waterfalls. It's thorough, well written and contains enough rich and concentrated data in the appendix to satisfy the most hungry data miner. The text is written with the skill, romance and passion typical of a classically schooled author. It makes for fine reading, the photos are a bonus.

Wales is a rugged and mountainous corner of the United Kingdom. Wales best waterfalls are right on par with those found in Scotland. Reading the waterfall names requires a bit of flexibility of the brain. The Welsh language seems to have an appalling shortage of vowels. Happily, the author was kind enough to include a glossary of Welsh words in the back of the book. If you drop me in Norway, Germany, Switzerland, any spanish speaking country, Brazil, or Portugal, I can make a fairly accurate guess as to what a word means. Welsh? Forget it...I'm completely lost.

The Bottom Line: I don't get to Wales very often. Never, that is... If I ever get the chance, this book will allow me to discover a great many waterfalls without spending dozens of hours going over 50,000 series ordnance maps looking for marked waterfalls or streams with close contour lines. The book is a good enough read that I'd suggest tracking down a copy for any waterfall enthusiast.