Seven Wonders of Wales

This article is about Wales' Wonders. For other Seven Wonders, see Wonders of the World (disambiguation).

Snowdon

Pistyll Rhaeadr

Wrexham

Overton

St Winefride's Well

Llangollen

Gresford

The Seven Wonders of Wales

The Seven Wonders of Wales is a traditional list of notable landmarks in North Wales, commemorated in an anonymously written rhyme:

Pistyll Rhaeadr and Wrexham steeple,

Snowdon's mountain without its people,

Overton yew trees, St Winefride's well,

Llangollen bridge and Gresford bells.

The rhyme is usually supposed to have been written sometime in the late 18th or early 19th century by an English visitor to North Wales. The specific number of wonders may have varied over the years: the antiquary Daines Barrington, in a letter written in 1770, refers to Llangollen Bridge as one of the "five wonders of Wales, though like the seven wonders of Dauphiny, they turn out to be no wonders at all out of the Principality".

The seven wonders comprise:

Wonder	Date of Construction	Builder	Notable Features	Image
Pistyll Rhaeadr	Naturally formed	Natural wonder	A tall waterfall
St Giles' Church	16th century	-	The 16th century tower of St Giles' Church in Wrexham can be seen for miles
Overton yew trees	12th century	Planted over many centuries	21 yew trees at St Mary's Church, Overton-on-Dee
St Winefride's Well	660 AD	Natural wonder	Historically claimed to have healing waters
Llangollen Bridge	1347	John Trevor I	The first stone bridge to span the River Dee
Gresford bells	13th century	?	The church bells are listed for their purity and tone
Snowdon	Naturally formed	Natural wonder	Highest mountain in Wales at 3,560 ft (1085m) tall

See also

• Seven Wonders of the World