The village of Tintern stands on the west(Welsh) bank of the River Wye where it cuts through a narrow valley. A bridge built for the now disused railway line takes a footpath across the river to the east (English) side where it begins its steep climb up to a limestone outcrop that holds a viewpoint called the Devil's Pulpit. From this vantage point Tintern with its ruins of a Cistercian abbey, made famous by a poem by William Wordsworth, can be clearly seen. Legend has it that the Devil used this place from which to taunt the monks below.
photo © T. Boughen Camera: Olympus OMD E-M10
