Rhayadr, stream, on border of Denbighshire and
Montgomeryshire ; rises in the Berwyn Mountains, and
flows SE. to the Tanat near Llanrhaydr-yn-Mochnant.

Rhayadr Cwn Dylt, series of cascades, on river
Glasllyn, Carnarvonshire, under NW. brow of Snow-
don ; descends 300 ft.

Rhayadr Du.—(Black Fall), waterfall, on river
Camlan, Merioneth, 5 miles NAV. of Dolgelly.—2.
Rhayadr Du, waterfall, on the Rhydfach rivulet,
Merioneth, 2% miles from Maentwrog.

Rhayadr Mawddach, waterfall, on river Mawddach,
Merioneth, 6 m. N. of Dolgelly ; makes a leap of 50 ft.

Rhayadr Mawr.—(or Aher Fall), 2% miles SE. of
Aber, Carnarvonshire.—2. Rhayadr Mawr, waterfall.
See PORTHLWYD.

Rhayadr-y-Parc Mawr, sparse waterfall of 100 ft.,
in AV. of Denbighshire, near Gwydir.

Rhayadr-y-Wennol (Swallow Falls), waterfall, on
river Llugwy, Carnarvonshire, 2 miles NW. of Bettws-
y-Coed.

Rhaydr Cwm, valley with cataracts, Merioneth, 2
miles E. of Festiniog.

Rhea. See Kyle Rhea.

Rheban Castle, ruin, 3 miles NW. of Athy, W. co.
Kildare.

Khcldol, river, Cardiganshire; rises on NW. side of
Plinlimmon, and flows 22 miles SAV., S., and W. to the
sea at Aberystwith ; the Rheidol Fall is near the
confluence with the Mynach at Devil’s Bridge.

Khenass Waterfall, Glen Helen, Isle of Man, 4 miles
S. of Kirkmichael.

Rhesycae, eccl. dist., Cilcen, Halkin, and Ysceifiog
pars., Flintshire, pop, 607; P.O., 4% m. SW. of Holywell.

Rhewl, ry. sta., inco. and 5 m. SE. of Denbigh; P.O.

Rhianfa, seat, 3 miles SW. of Beaumaris, Anglesey,
on the Menai Strait.

Khiarchar, place with school, in par. and 4 miles
NW. of Dornoch, Sutherland.

Rhiconich, hamlet with inn, Eddrachillis par.,
Sutherland, on W. coast, at head of Loch Inchard, 4%
miles NW. of Lairg.

Rhldorroch Deer Forest, Ross and Cromarty,
19,890 ac.; post-town, Ullapool.

Rhigos,,township, Ystradyfodwg par., Glamorgan, 10
miles SAV. of Merthyr Tydfil, 5582 ac., pop. 1006.

Rh ilochan, place with school, Rogart par., Sutherland.

Rhinelleld, par., Hants, in New Forest, 6 miles NAV.
of Lymington, 7360 ac., pop. 40.

Rhinns, The.—peninsula, in SAV. of Islay island,
Argyllshire ; on Oversay island, off Rhinns Point, is a
lighthouse 96 ft. high, with flashing light (Rhynus of
Islay) 150 ft. above high water and seen 18 miles.—
2. Rhinns, The, Wigtownshire. See Rinns, The.

Rhlnog-Fawr, mountain, Merioneth, 8 miles NAV. of
Dolgelly, alt. 2400 ft.

Rhives, seat, Kilmuir Easter par., Ross and Cromarty,
near Delny ry. sta.

Rhiw.—par. and vil., Lleyn Peninsula, Carnarvon-
shire, on Porth Nigel, 10% m. SAV. of Pwllhelli, 1653 ac.,
pop. 350; Mynydd-y-Rhtw (or Rhiw Hill) is 1013
ft. high.—2. Rhiw, river, Montgomeryshire; flows 14
miles E. to the Severn, 5 miles S. of AVelshpool.

Rhiwabon, Denbighshire. See Ruabon.

Rhlwbryfdir, 1 mile from Blaenau Festiniog, Me-
rioneth; P.O.

Rhiwdcrin, ry. sta., Monmouthshire, 4% miles W. of
Newport; P.O.

Rhlwlan Uchaf Farm, 1 mile S. of Carreg-Fawr,
Carnarvonshire ; a Roman milestone (erected 119), now
in the British Museum, was found here in 1883.

Rhiwlas, hamlet, Llandilofawr par., Carmarthen-
shire, near Llandilo.

Rtaobell-fawr, mountain, Merioneth, 6 m. NE. of
Dolgelly, alt. 2409 ft.

Rhode, 7 miles W. of Edenderry, E. King’s co.; P.O.

Rhode Hall, seat, Devon, on border of co., 2 miles
NAV. of Lyme Regis,

Rhodes, eccl. dist. and vil., Middleton and Prestwich
I pars., SE. Lancashire—dist., pop. 2280; vil., 1 mile SAV.

I of Middleton; P.O.

Gazetteer of the British Isles, Statistical and Topographical, by John Bartholomew, F.R.G.S.

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