River Dyfi
The River Dyfi, also known as the River Dovey, is an approximately 30-mile long river in Wales. Its large estuary forms the boundary between the counties of Gwynedd and Ceredigion, and its lower reaches have historically been considered the border between North Wales and South Wales.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Wales, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Afon Dyfi”, “Dovey”, “Dyfi”, “Dyfi River”, “River Davey”, and “River Dovey”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Frongoch quarry and Bearded Lake.
Frongoch quarry
Quarry
Photo: WT79, Public domain.
Frongoch slate quarry was a slate quarry and mine in Mid Wales, approximately halfway between Aberdyfi and Pennal. The quarry was named after a nearby farm of the same name. 'Fron goch' is Welsh for 'Red breast'.
Bearded Lake
Lake
Photo: andy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bearded Lake is situated 1½ miles northwest of River Dyfi.
Ynyshir
Restaurant
Photo: PKwicipics, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ynyshir is a restaurant in Eglwys Fach, Ceredigion, Wales. It is run by chef patron Gareth Ward and has been awarded two Michelin stars. Ward, originally from County Durham, has run the restaurant since 2013.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eglwys Fach and Furnace.
Eglwys Fach
Village
Photo: Nigel Callaghan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eglwys Fach, also known as Eglwys-fach or Eglwysfach, is a small village, roughly 12 miles outside of Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales. It is known for being the home of Welsh poet R.
Furnace
Village
Photo: PKwicipics, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Furnace is a hamlet in Ceredigion, Wales on the A487 trunk road from Machynlleth to Aberystwyth, near Eglwysfach. It is the location of the Dyfi Furnace, used from the 1750s to the 19th century to make pig iron with charcoal as fuel.
Glandyfi
Hamlet
Glandyfi is a small hamlet in the county of Ceredigion in Wales on the A487 trunk road from Machynlleth to Aberystwyth. Glandyfi Castle was built in the Regency Gothic style in 1810 for George Jeffreys.
River Dyfi
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“River Dyfi” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Dyfi”
- Breton: “Dyfi”
- Catalan: “Riu Dyfi”
- Cebuano: “River Dovey”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر دوڤى”
- Estonian: “Afon Dyfi”
- Finnish: “Afon Dyfi”
- Hungarian: “Dyfi”
- Irish: “Afon Dyfi”
- Japanese: “ダヴィ川”
- Latin: “Devi Flumen”
- Livvi: “Afon Dyfi”
- Northern Sami: “Afon Dyfi”
- Polish: “Dovey”
- Polish: “Dyfi”
- Swedish: “River Dovey”
- Venetian: “Fiume River Dyfi”
- Võro: “Afon Dyfi”
- Welsh: “Afon Dyfi”
- Welsh: “Dyfi”
- “Afon Dyfi”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pant Eidal and Aber-Tafol.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ynys-fach and Coed Penrhyn-Mawr.
Wales: Must-Visit Destinations
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “River Dyfi”. Photo: Nigel Freeman, CC BY-SA 2.0.