Castle Malgwyn
Coordinates: 52 ° 3 '38 " N , 4 ° 36' 24" W.
Castle Malgwyn ("Castell Malgwyn") is a place in Pembrokeshire , Wales . On August 10, 1875 , there was a tidal wave there that killed two people.
The misfortune
From August 6 to 10, 1875, 4.46 inches (= 113 mm) of rain fell in the catchment area of the River Teifi . The floods flooded three reservoirs a little above Cardigan , causing them to break. 50 houses were flooded, damaged or destroyed by the water masses. Two people drowned.
Individual evidence
- ↑ British Rainfall 1875 ( Memento of the original from November 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (pdf 7.997 MB), accessed November 8, 2014
See also
Web links
- Lessons from historical dam incidents (PDF file 2962 kB), accessed on November 8, 2014