Cors Fochno

Cors Fochno is a raised peat bog near the village of Borth, in the county of Ceredigion, Wales. Lying on the south side of the Dyfi estuary, it forms a component part of the Dyfi National Nature Reserve.

Photo: Nigel Callaghan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Marsh
Description: raised peat bog in Ceredigion, Wales
Also known as: “Borth Bog”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Borth railway station and Penhelig railway station.

Borth railway station

Railway station

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Borth railway station serves the village of Borth, near Aberystwyth, Wales. It is a stop on the Cambrian Line between Shrewsbury and Aberystwyth. Borth railway station is situated 2 miles south of Cors Fochno.

Penhelig railway station

Railway station

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Penhelig railway station serves the eastern outskirts of the seaside resort of Aberdyfi in Gwynedd, Wales. Its situation is unusual, being located on a short length of sharply curved single track between two tunnels. Penhelig railway station is situated 2 miles north of Cors Fochno.

Aberdovey railway station

Railway station

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Aberdovey railway station serves the seaside resort of Aberdyfi in Gwynedd, Wales. The station is on the Cambrian Coast Railway with passenger services every two hours calling at all stations between Machynlleth and Pwllheli, including Tywyn, Barmouth, Harlech and Porthmadog. Aberdovey railway station is situated 2 miles northwest of Cors Fochno.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ynys Tachwedd and Ynyslas.

Ynys Tachwedd

Hamlet

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Ynys Tachwedd is a hamlet in the community of Borth, Ceredigion, Wales, which is 80.5 miles from Cardiff and 180.5 miles from London. Ynys Tachwedd is represented in the Senedd by Elin Jones and is part of the Ceredigion Preseli constituency in the House of Commons.

Ynyslas

Village

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Ynyslas is a small village about 1.5 miles north of Borth and 8 miles north of Aberystwyth, within the county of Ceredigion, Wales. It is sandwiched between a long sandy beach in Cardigan Bay and the beach in the Dyfi Estuary.

Craig-y-penrhyn

Hamlet

Craig-y-penrhyn is a hamlet in the community of Llangynfelyn, Ceredigion, Wales, which is 79.3 miles from Cardiff and 178.1 miles from London. Craig-y-penrhyn is represented in the Senedd by Elin Jones and is part of the Ceredigion Preseli constituency in the House of Commons. Craig-y-penrhyn is situated 2 miles east of Cors Fochno.

Cors Fochno

Categories: protected area, raised bog, and body of water
Location: Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.51667° or 52° 31′ north

Longitude

-4.03333° or 4° 2′ west

Elevation

7 feet (2 metres)

Open location code

9C4QGX88+MM

GeoNames ID

2649268

Wikidata ID

Q5173123

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Cors Fochno” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Cors Fochno”
Japanese: “コルス・ヴォホノ”
Swedish: “Cors Fochno”
Welsh: “Cors Fochno”

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