| COAST SUBCATEGORIES: | Aberystwyth to Borth |
Borth
and
Ynyslas |
The
Dyfi
Estuary:
Glandyfi
to
Aberdyfi
Bar |
Aberdyfi to Tywyn & Northward |
Aberystwyth to Borth
Aberystwyth is the place to go when a huge swell is running and
the waves are exploding against the sea-walls! It has its
serene moments too, mostly captured whilst fishing. Further north
towards Borth lies the interesting "Causeway" - Sarn Cynfelyn -
an ancient glacial moraine that forms a ridge of boulders heading out
to sea and strikingly visible at low tide.
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Borth and Ynyslas
Borth has arguably the finest beach in the area and it is famed for its surfing, the sky reflected in the wet sand,
the mysterious 6500 year old Fossil Forest that is exposed at times when the tide is out and its beachcombing.
Vulnerable to rising sea-levels and storms, a big new sea-defence project is currently underway.
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The Dyfi Estuary: Glandyfi to Aberdyfi Bar
The Dyfi is affected by tides almost up to Machynlleth, but the Estuary
itself is widely regarded to start at Glandyfi. From there,
it continues down past Gogarth, Frongoch Boatyard, Abertafol and Picnic
Island and finally Aberdyfi, before the river meets
the sea at the notorious Aberdyfi Bar - check out the shot of the
Aberdyfi Lifeboat fighting its way over The Bar below!
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Aberdyfi
to
Tywyn and northwards
A
similar beach to Borth gives way beyond Tywyn - site of a major
sea-defence project recently - to a rockier shoreline that
abounds with wildlife. The Dysinni flows out to sea at Tonfanau, via
the inland tidal lagoon of Broadwater. The coast from
Tonfanau northwards consists of rapidly-eroding bouldery clay dumped by
the glaciers of the last ice-age.
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