Little Italy, Corris
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The photograph on this page of Little Italy, Corris by Mike Parker as part of the Geograph project.
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Little Italy, Corris
Image: © Mike Parker Taken: 2 Oct 2022
The last of the late Mark Bourne's amazing creations, as you ascend the public footpath into the forestry above. Though the majority of his fantasy collection of miniature buildings - a poor man's Portmeirion, perhaps - was Italian in theme and subject, there are plenty of other influences at work: a fine collection of bricks from works throughout NE Wales especially, and here a 3D map of the geology of the Cadair Idris area and a memorial to poet Wilfred Owen. See http://www.letterfromaberystwyth.co.uk/tag/carreg-llwyd/ for more background to his extraordinary project. Although the garden itself is now closed to visitors, you can see plenty from here on the adjacent public footpath.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.658703
Longitude
-3.848642