Furnace
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.
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Ceredigion, Wales
- Also known as: “Ffwrnais Dyfi” and “Furnace, Ceredigion”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Ynyshir and Dovey Junction railway station.
Dovey Junction railway station
Railway station
Cors Dyfi nature reserve
Nature reserve
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eglwys Fach and Glandyfi.
Craig-y-penrhyn
Hamlet
Craig-y-penrhyn is a hamlet in the community… Craig-y-penrhyn is situated 2½ miles southwest of Furnace.
Furnace
- Category: locality
- Location: Ysgubor-y-coed, Ceredigion, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.53818° or 52° 32′ 17″ north
Longitude
-3.94057° or 3° 56′ 26″ west
Elevation
118 feet (36 metres)
Open location code
9C4RG3Q5+7Q
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Furnace” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Furnace”
- Breton: “Ffwrnais”
- Dutch: “Furnace”
- French: “Furnace”
- Irish: “Ffwrnais”
- Ukrainian: “Ферніс”
- Welsh: “Ffwrnais, Ceredigion”
- Welsh: “Ffwrnais”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Coronwen and Pant Eidal.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Furnace Waterfall and Coed Penrhyn-bach.
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Worth a closer look: Aberystwyth and Cardigan.
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