Cardigan Bay Coast images: Aberystwyth to Barmouth
© ALL IMAGES COPYRIGHT JOHN S. MASON 2000-2011: NO REPRODUCTION WITHOUT PERMISSION.
| COAST SUBCATEGORIES: | Aberystwyth
to Borth |
Borth and Ynyslas | The Dyfi Estuary: Glandyfi to Aberdyfi Bar | Aberdyfi to Tywyn & Northward |
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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 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. Place your mouse cursor over any image for a brief caption; click on image for an enlargement, more detailed caption and ordering info; click the "Back" link to return to here. |
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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!
Ynyslas Dunes is a Nature Reserve famed for its biodiversity and
spring flowers.
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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. Place your mouse cursor over any image for a brief caption; click on image for an enlargement, more detailed caption and ordering info; click the "Back" link to return to here. |
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©
ALL IMAGES COPYRIGHT JOHN S. MASON
2000-2011: NO REPRODUCTION WITHOUT PERMISSION.