Heather in Flower along the Ceredigion Coastal Path, Wales

Beautiful flowers and heathers in flower along the path. The rocks in Ceredigion were laid down on the floor of a deep-sea basin during the Silurian and Ordovician period some 505 to 406 million years ago. These sedimentary rocks – mudstones, siltstones and sandstones – were uplifted and emerged above the sea during a later mountain building period. This caused them to be folded and faulted. The eroded coastline provides a unique opportunity to see these rocks and their structures.

Stock Photo by Paddy Bergin

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Heather in Flower along the Ceredigion Coastal Path

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Paddy Bergin

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Ceredigion Coastal Path path Welsh coast West coast wild flowers 60 miles iron age hill forts medieval fish traps 19th Century harbours dune system at Ynys-las high cliffs storm beaches sandy bays and sea caves Cardigan Bay heritage coast Marine Special Areas of Conservation important wildlife Cardi Bach bus service Cab-a-Bag (luggage transfer) schemes Teifi to the Dyfi’ dolphins seven sections long distance footpath Wales coast path EU's Objective 1 programme opened July 2008 Heritage coast bottlenose dolphins grey seals and porpoises. the rocks in Ceredigion were laid down on the floor of a deep-sea basin during the Silurian and Ordovician period some 505 to 406 million years ago. These sedimentary rocks – mudstones siltstones and sandstones – were uplifted and emerged above the sea during a later mountain building period. This caused them to be folded and faulted. The eroded coastline provides a unique opportunity to see these rocks and their structures geology stock photo by Paddy Bergin

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Ceredigion Coastal Path