River Taf

The River Tâf is a river in West Wales. It rises in the Preseli Hills, Pembrokeshire, and continues through Carmarthenshire to Laugharne. It is one of the three rivers to enter the sea on the east side of Carmarthen Bay. The other two are the River Gwendraeth and River Tywi,

Water drains from high ground above the village of Crymych in Pembrokeshire, and at one time flowed at ground level across the main Cardigan–Tenby road before falling to the level of the Whitland and Cardigan Railway station Crymmych Arms where on the UK Ordnance Survey map of 1866 it is shown as the source of the Tâf. The stream fulfills its description "Crymych" by turning through almost a right angle along the floor of the valley. The stream is mentioned—with various spellings—in records since 1468 and provided both the village and its hostelry with an identity. Modern maps show the source to be 650 feet altitude at the foot of Frenni Fawr, close to the defunct railway.

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