1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
SYMOND'S YAT, one of the most famous view points on the river Wye, England. At a point 9 m. above Monmouth and 1 2 m. below Ross by water, the Wye makes a sweep of nearly 5 m. round a peninsula whose neck is only some 600 yds. across. The peninsula is occupied by the limestone acclivity of Huntsham Hill. Caverns are seen in the limestone on both precipitous banks of the river. The Yat or Gate is situated on the west side of the neck, which reaches an elevation over 500 ft., and a road from the east drops to a ferry…
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- Vol. 26, pp. 287-287