Yours to explore
Height – 56m
Length – 355m
Volume – 48,3000 megalitres
Although the outside of Claerwen (Clear Light), looks like the Elan Valley dams, inside it is a concrete structure. It was built from 1946 – 1952 with a workforce of 470 men. Italian stonemasons worked on the dressing stone, so the dam blends in with the Elan Valley dams as the British stonemasons were working in London after World War II. It was opened by Queen Elizabeth II on the 23rd of October 1952 in her first engagement in Wales.
Claerwen holds nearly as much water as all the other reservoirs combined, and can produce 1680 kilowatts. In total all the dams can produce 3.5 megawatts, which is about 6000 homes.
A 20 minute walk around the base of the largest and newest dam in the Elan and Claerwen Valleys.
• GO TO ROUTE •A forty minute walk to a stunning waterfall with amazing views of the largest dam in the Elan Valley.
• GO TO ROUTE •A quite challenging one hour walk which loops around Craig Cwplau with views of the Cambrian wilderness and Claerwen Dam.
• GO TO ROUTE •
