Cors Caron
Cors Caron is a raised bog in Ceredigion, Wales. Cors is the Welsh word for "bog". Cors Caron covers an area of approximately 349 hectares. Cors Caron represents the most intact surviving example of a raised bog landscape in the United Kingdom.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Ian Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: raised bog in Ceredigion
- Also known as: “Cors Caron National Nature Reserve”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Castell Flemish hillfort and Gwndwn Gwinau Isa.
Castell Flemish hillfort
Archaeological site
Photo: Ian Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castell Flemish hillfort is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pontrhydfendigaid and Tregaron.
Pontrhydfendigaid
Photo: Angella Streluk, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pontrhydfendigaid is a village in Ceredigion, Wales. It lies on the western flank of the Cambrian Mountains, between Devil's Bridge and Tregaron. The village lies on the River Teifi, whose source is just 3 miles to the east at Llyn Teifi.
Tregaron
Town
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tregaron is an ancient market town in Ceredigion, Wales. It is sited astride the River Brenig, a tributary of the River Teifi, and is 11 miles north-east of Lampeter.
Ystrad Meurig
Village
Photo: Angella Streluk, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ystrad Meurig is a village and community in Ceredigion, Wales. It lies on the B4340 road northwest of the town of Tregaron, on the edge of the Cambrian Mountains.
Cors Caron
- Categories: protected area, bog, and recreation area
- Location: Ystrad Meurig, Ceredigion, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.2596° or 52° 15′ 35″ northLongitude
-3.9169° or 3° 55′ 1″ westOpen location code
9C4R735M+V7OpenStreetMap ID
way 156861153OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveWikidata ID
Q5173119
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Cors Caron” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Cors Caron”
- Welsh: “Cors Goch Glan Teifi”
- Welsh: “Cors Goch Glanteifi”
- Welsh: “Gwarchodfa Natur Genedlaethol Cors Caron”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Swyddffynnon and Tyncelyn.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cors Caron and Treflyn Methodist Schoolroom.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 “Cors Caron”. Photo: Ian Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.