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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: village in Ceredigion, Wales
- Also known as: “Ffwrnais”, “Ffwrnais / Furnace”, and “Furnace, Ceredigion”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ynyshir and Dovey Junction railway station.
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.
Dovey Junction railway station
Railway station
Photo: OLU, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dovey Junction is a railway station on the Cambrian Line in Wales. It is the junction where the line splits into the line to Aberystwyth and the Cambrian Coast Line to Pwllheli. Dovey Junction railway station is situated 2 miles north of Furnace.
Cors Dyfi nature reserve
Nature reserve
Photo: Celuici, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cors Dyfi is a nature reserve located near to the village of Derwenlas near Machynlleth, in the county of Powys, Wales. Located on land reclaimed from the estuary on the south side of the River Dyfi, the reserve is under the management of the Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust. Cors Dyfi nature reserve is situated 2½ miles northeast of Furnace.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eglwys Fach and Glandyfi.
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.
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.
Tre-Taliesin
Village
Photo: Wyr Taliesin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tre-Taliesin is a village in Ceredigion, Wales, on the A487 road, 9 miles north of Aberystwyth and 9 miles south of Machynlleth. It is in the parish of Llangynfelyn. Tre-Taliesin is situated 3 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″ northLongitude
-3.94057° or 3° 56′ 26″ westElevation
118 feet (36 metres)Open location code
9C4RG3Q5+7QOpenStreetMap ID
node 29731450OpenStreetMap 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 Dyfi”
- Welsh: “Ffwrnais, Ceredigion”
- Welsh: “Ffwrnais”
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Highlights include Furnace Waterfall and Glan-Dyfi Castle.
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