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: Wetland
- Description: raised peat bog in Ceredigion, Wales
- Also known as: “Borth Bog”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Penhelig railway station and Ynyslas Dunes.
Penhelig railway station
Railway station
Photo: Voice of Clam, Public domain.
Penhelig railway station serves the eastern outskirts of the seaside resort of Aberdyfi in Gwynedd, Wales. It was opened by the Great Western Railway in 1933.
Ynyslas Dunes
Photo: Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0.
Ynyslas Sand Dunes are sand dunes located in Ceredigion, Wales. They border Cardigan Bay and the Dyfi Estuary between Ynyslas, Ceredigion and Aberdyfi, Gwynedd. The sand dunes are part of the Dyfi National Nature Reserve.
Aberdovey railway station
Railway station
Photo: John Lucas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ynys Tachwedd and Ynyslas.
Ynys Tachwedd
Hamlet
Photo: PKwicipics, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Hamlet
Photo: Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0.
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.
Aberdyfi
Photo: Badgernet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aberdyfi is a village in Gwynedd. It lies at the mouth of the river Dyfi, from which it derives its name. Aberdyfi is a holiday resort, traditionally popular with golfers and sailors but also with more adrenaline-driven sportspeople, and is home to Britain's Best Beach Donkey.
Cors Fochno
- Categories: protected area, raised bog, and body of water
- Location: Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.52615° or 52° 31′ 34″ northLongitude
-4.01845° or 4° 1′ 6″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
9C4QGXGJ+FJOpenStreetMap ID
way 524036959OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wetland
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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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