is a small town in
Denbighshire , north
Wales , situated on the
River Dee , which is famous for the Llangollen
International Eisteddfod , the
Llangollen Canal (whose
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is nearby), and the
Llangollen Railway .
According to an anonymous rhyme, the bridge over the Dee is one of the
Seven Wonders Of Wales .
To the south of the town is ''
Plas Newydd '' ("New Place"), where the
Ladies Of Llangollen (Sarah Ponsonby and Eleanor Butler) lived.
Above the town to the north is
Castell Dinas Bran . The area nearest to the castle is known as the Panorama Walk, and a monument to local poet
I.D. Hooson (from the nearby village of
Rhosllanerchrugog ) can be found there.
Beyond the castle is the limestone escarpment known as the Eglwyseg Rocks The outcrop continues north to the area known as Worlds End.
Llangollen hosted the
National Eisteddfod in
1908 .
In
2002 , the
Rainhill Locomotive Trials were restaged in Llangollen.
In
2002 , as part of a publicity effort, many local businesses agreed to accept the
Euro during the week of the Eisteddfod, which attracts many European competitors. Three years later, there are still several establishments in Llangollen which continue to accept the Euro, but most have ceased to do so.
