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The Aberdulais Falls are found on the River Dulais
River Dulais

River Dulais is a river in Wales which has its source at Mynydd y Drum. It joins the River Neath after flowing over Aberdulais Falls....
 at Aberdulais
Aberdulais

Aberdulais...
, near Neath
Neath

Neath is a town and Community situated in the Principal areas of Wales of Neath Port Talbot, Wales, UK with a population of approximately 45,898 in 2001....
 in the county borough
County borough

County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland , to refer to a borough or a city independent of county council control....
 of Neath Port Talbot
Neath Port Talbot

Neath Port Talbot is a county borough#Wales and one of the Principal areas of Wales of Wales. Neath Port Talbot is the 8th most List of Welsh principal areas by population in Wales and the third most populous county borough....
, south Wales
Wales

native_name = Cymru|conventional_long_name = Wales|common_name = Wales|image_flag = Flag of Wales 2.svg|national_motto = ...
. The falls are formed as the river plunges over beds of hard 'Lower Pennant Sandstone' just before meeting the River Neath
River Neath

River Neath is a river in south Wales running south west from its source in the Brecon Beacons National Park to its mouth at Baglan Bay below Briton Ferry on the east side of Swansea Bay....
 flowing down the Vale of Neath. They are home to Europe's largest electricity
Electricity

Electricity is a general term that encompasses a variety of phenomena resulting from the presence and flow of electric charge. These include many easily recognizable phenomena such as lightning and static electricity, but in addition, less familiar concepts such as the electromagnetic field and electromagnetic induction....
-generating waterwheel.

The falls and associated industrial infrastructure are in the care of the National Trust
National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty

The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as the National Trust, is a conservation organization in England, Wales and Northern Ireland....
 in recognition of the site's value as a key part of the region's industrial heritage
Industrial heritage

Industrial heritage is an aspect of cultural heritage dealing specifically with the buildings and artifacts of industry which are inherited from past generations, maintained in the present and bestowed for the benefit of future generations, often forming a significant attraction for tourism....
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Aberdulais Falls
The Aberdulais Falls are found on the River Dulais
River Dulais

River Dulais is a river in Wales which has its source at Mynydd y Drum. It joins the River Neath after flowing over Aberdulais Falls....
 at Aberdulais
Aberdulais

Aberdulais...
, near Neath
Neath

Neath is a town and Community situated in the Principal areas of Wales of Neath Port Talbot, Wales, UK with a population of approximately 45,898 in 2001....
 in the county borough
County borough

County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland , to refer to a borough or a city independent of county council control....
 of Neath Port Talbot
Neath Port Talbot

Neath Port Talbot is a county borough#Wales and one of the Principal areas of Wales of Wales. Neath Port Talbot is the 8th most List of Welsh principal areas by population in Wales and the third most populous county borough....
, south Wales
Wales

native_name = Cymru|conventional_long_name = Wales|common_name = Wales|image_flag = Flag of Wales 2.svg|national_motto = ...
. The falls are formed as the river plunges over beds of hard 'Lower Pennant Sandstone' just before meeting the River Neath
River Neath

River Neath is a river in south Wales running south west from its source in the Brecon Beacons National Park to its mouth at Baglan Bay below Briton Ferry on the east side of Swansea Bay....
 flowing down the Vale of Neath. They are home to Europe's largest electricity
Electricity

Electricity is a general term that encompasses a variety of phenomena resulting from the presence and flow of electric charge. These include many easily recognizable phenomena such as lightning and static electricity, but in addition, less familiar concepts such as the electromagnetic field and electromagnetic induction....
-generating waterwheel.

The falls and associated industrial infrastructure are in the care of the National Trust
National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty

The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as the National Trust, is a conservation organization in England, Wales and Northern Ireland....
 in recognition of the site's value as a key part of the region's industrial heritage
Industrial heritage

Industrial heritage is an aspect of cultural heritage dealing specifically with the buildings and artifacts of industry which are inherited from past generations, maintained in the present and bestowed for the benefit of future generations, often forming a significant attraction for tourism....
. Car parking for visitors is available just off the A465 road
A465 road

The A465 is a major road in South Wales Wales. It is more commonly known as the Heads of the Valleys Road because it joins together the north ends of the South Wales Valleys....
 which passes the site. The falls are considered by some to constitute a part of south Wales' celebrated Waterfall Country
Waterfall Country (Wales)

Waterfall Country is the name given to an area around the head of the Vale of Neath in south Wales where an unusually large number of spectacular and publicly accessible falls are to be found....
 though the bulk of the falls are located several miles to the northeast at the head of the Vale of Neath.

History

Power has been drawn from the waterfall
Waterfall

A waterfall is usually a geology geologic formation resulting from water, often in the form of a stream, flowing over an erosion-resistant rock formation that forms a nickpoint, or sudden break in elevation....
 since 1584, when it first provided energy used in the manufacture of copper
Copper

Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu and atomic number 29.It is a ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity....
, using ore imported from Cornwall
Cornwall

Cornwall , constitutional Duchy and palatine, is a metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England of England, United Kingdom, located at the tip of the south-western peninsula of Great Britain....
. The copper-works ceased to operate early in the 17th century, and the site was later used for corn-milling and later as a tinplate
Tinplate

Tinplate is sheet carbon steel covered with a thin layer of tin. Before the advent of cheap mild steel the backing metal was wrought iron. While once more widely used, the primary use of tinplate now is the manufacture of tin cans....
 works. The weir and waterwheel were added during the 19th century.

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