Breakwater Hide
Breakwater Hide is a bird hide in Wales, United Kingdom. Breakwater Hide is situated nearby to the village Furnace, as well as near Eglwys Fach.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ynyshir and Frongoch quarry.
Ynyshir
Restaurant
Photo: PKwicipics, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ynyshir is a restaurant in Eglwys Fach, Ceredigion, Wales. It is run by head chef Gareth Ward, who owns it with his partner Amelia Eiriksson, and in 2022 became the first restaurant in Wales to be awarded two Michelin stars. Ynyshir is situated 4,200 feet east of Breakwater Hide.
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'. Frongoch quarry is situated 1 mile north of Breakwater Hide.
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 northeast of Breakwater Hide.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Furnace and Eglwys Fach.
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.
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.
Breakwater Hide
- Type: Bird hide
- Categories: building and recreation area
- Location: Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.54405° or 52° 32′ 39″ northLongitude
-3.96393° or 3° 57′ 50″ westOpen location code
9C4RG2VP+JCOpenStreetMap ID
way 426403634OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=bird_hide
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Highlights include Aberdovey Lodge Park and Furnace Waterfall.
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