The River Elwy (Afon Elwy in Welsh) is a river in north Wales and is a tributary of the River Clwyd. The source of the river is sometimes said to be on the northern flank of Moel Seisog, south-east of Llanrwst, at Ordnance Survey grid reference SH853593. However the river is only actually called the Elwy at the village of Llangernyw, where three rivers, Afon Cledwen, Afon Collen and Afon Gallen, meet to form the Elwy. It flows eastwards through Llanfair Talhaiarn and a few miles downstream from this village it is joined by a tributary, the River Aled (Afon Aled) which has its source in Llyn Aled. Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ... For an explanation of often confusing terms such as Great Britain, Britain, United Kingdom and England, see British Isles (terminology). ... The River Clwyd is a river in north Wales. ... Llanrwst (pronounced approximately hlanROOST) is a small town and Community on the A470 road and the River Conwy in the county borough of Conwy, traditional county of Denbighshire, north Wales. ... Image produced from the Ordnance Survey Get-a-map service. ... Llangernyw is a small rural village found along the A55 between Llanrwst and Llanfair TH. It has a mainly welsh speaking poulation and the local teaches in mainly welsh. ...

After passing through Bont-newydd, the river turns northwards again and flows through St. Asaph (Llanelwy or "the church enclosure on the Elwy" in Welsh). It joins the River Clwyd about half way between St. Asaph and Rhuddlan, and the waters of the two rivers can often be seen flowing side by side for several miles. St. ... Rhuddlan is a town in the administrative county of Denbighshire, traditional county of Flintshire, north Wales, lying on the River Clwyd. ...

A number of caves along the lower valley of the Elwy are of great archaeological interest and are considered one of the most important groups of Palaeolithic and later caves and rock shelters in Britain. In particular the cave at Pontnewydd contained remains of Neanderthal man and is the most north-westerly site at which Neanderthal remains have been found. The Elwy is also well-known for its sea-trout fishing, and also has a small run of Atlantic Salmon. The Paleolithic or Palaeolithic – lit. ... Binomial name Homo neanderthalensis King, 1864 The Neanderthal (Homo neanderthalensis) or Neandertal was a species of the Homo genus that inhabited Europe and parts of western Asia from about 230,000 to 29,000 years ago, during the Middle Paleolithic period. ... Binomial name Salmo salar Linnaeus, 1758 Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar, from the Latin words Salmo meaning salmon, and salar meaning leaper) is a fish species of the Salmonidae family found in the northern Atlantic Ocean and in rivers that flow into the Atlantic. ...

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• Historic landscapes - the lower Elwy valley