{"id":4753,"date":"2020-02-18T11:16:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T11:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/talybontonusk.wales\/?page_id=4753"},"modified":"2020-10-28T10:59:24","modified_gmt":"2020-10-28T10:59:24","slug":"landscape","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.talybontonusk.wales\/?page_id=4753","title":{"rendered":"Landscape"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>Devonian series rock types dominate the area giving the soil its characteristic red hue. The Usk valley bottom consists of St Maughans Formation sand and mud stone combined with river sands and gravels overlaying glacial deposits. Brown Stones of the lower Devonian period form the rising uplands to the north and south of the river. Carboniferous limestone underlies the moorland at Penrhiw Calch forming a more undulating landscape. The U shape of the the Caerfanell valley south of the Talybont reservoir and the extensive moraine mounds bordering the Usk, beyond the Ashford tunnel along the B4558 east of Talybont, are strong evidence of glaciation.<\/p>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_4944\" style=\"width: 1510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4944\" class=\"wp-image-4944 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.talybontonusk.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2-Talybont-on-Usk-area-from-the-All-1500t.jpg\" alt=\"Talybont on Usk area from the Allt\" width=\"1500\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.talybontonusk.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2-Talybont-on-Usk-area-from-the-All-1500t.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.talybontonusk.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2-Talybont-on-Usk-area-from-the-All-1500t-300x79.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.talybontonusk.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2-Talybont-on-Usk-area-from-the-All-1500t-1024x271.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.talybontonusk.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2-Talybont-on-Usk-area-from-the-All-1500t-768x203.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4944\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Talybont on Usk area from the Allt<\/p><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_4940\" style=\"width: 1610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4940\" class=\"wp-image-4940 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.talybontonusk.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2a-Old-Red-Sandstone-Waun-Rydd.jpg\" alt=\"Old Red Sandstone Waun Rydd\" width=\"1600\" height=\"811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.talybontonusk.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2a-Old-Red-Sandstone-Waun-Rydd.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.talybontonusk.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2a-Old-Red-Sandstone-Waun-Rydd-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.talybontonusk.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2a-Old-Red-Sandstone-Waun-Rydd-1024x519.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.talybontonusk.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2a-Old-Red-Sandstone-Waun-Rydd-768x389.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.talybontonusk.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2a-Old-Red-Sandstone-Waun-Rydd-1536x779.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4940\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Old Red Sandstone Waun Rydd<\/p><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_4972\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4972\" class=\"wp-image-4972 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.talybontonusk.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Blaenglyn-2016-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.talybontonusk.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Blaenglyn-2016-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.talybontonusk.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Blaenglyn-2016-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.talybontonusk.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Blaenglyn-2016-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.talybontonusk.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Blaenglyn-2016-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.talybontonusk.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Blaenglyn-2016-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.talybontonusk.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Blaenglyn-2016-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4972\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Faults in the Old Red Sandstone have created the waterfalls at Blaen-y-glyn<\/p><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_4941\" style=\"width: 2314px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4941\" class=\"wp-image-4941 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.talybontonusk.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/3-Limestone-outcrop-at-Darren-Fach.jpg\" alt=\"Limestone outcrop at Darren Fach\" width=\"2304\" height=\"1728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.talybontonusk.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/3-Limestone-outcrop-at-Darren-Fach.jpg 2304w, https:\/\/www.talybontonusk.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/3-Limestone-outcrop-at-Darren-Fach-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.talybontonusk.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/3-Limestone-outcrop-at-Darren-Fach-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.talybontonusk.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/3-Limestone-outcrop-at-Darren-Fach-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.talybontonusk.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/3-Limestone-outcrop-at-Darren-Fach-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.talybontonusk.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/3-Limestone-outcrop-at-Darren-Fach-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2304px) 100vw, 2304px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4941\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Limestone outcrop at Darren Fach grid ref\u00a0 SO 089164<\/p><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_4942\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4942\" class=\"wp-image-4942 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.talybontonusk.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/4-Talybont-reservoir-Southern-end-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Talybont reservoir Southern end\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.talybontonusk.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/4-Talybont-reservoir-Southern-end-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.talybontonusk.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/4-Talybont-reservoir-Southern-end-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.talybontonusk.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/4-Talybont-reservoir-Southern-end-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.talybontonusk.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/4-Talybont-reservoir-Southern-end-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.talybontonusk.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/4-Talybont-reservoir-Southern-end-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.talybontonusk.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/4-Talybont-reservoir-Southern-end-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4942\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Glaciated Caerfanell valley showing the southern end of the Talybont reservoir<\/p><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_4943\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4943\" class=\"wp-image-4943 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.talybontonusk.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-Usk-valley-moraine-near-Ashford.jpg\" alt=\"Usk valley moraine near Ashford\" width=\"1280\" height=\"661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.talybontonusk.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-Usk-valley-moraine-near-Ashford.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.talybontonusk.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-Usk-valley-moraine-near-Ashford-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.talybontonusk.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-Usk-valley-moraine-near-Ashford-1024x529.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.talybontonusk.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-Usk-valley-moraine-near-Ashford-768x397.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4943\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Retreating glaciers left moraines in the Usk valley east of the Ashford canal tunnel.<\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Devonian series rock types dominate the area giving the soil its characteristic red hue. The Usk valley bottom consists of St Maughans Formation sand and mud stone combined with river sands and gravels overlaying glacial deposits. Brown Stones of the lower Devonian period form the rising uplands to the north and south of the river. 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