Cei Ballast

Cei Ballast is an island in Porthmadog, Gwynedd, Wales. Cei Ballast is situated nearby to the locality South Snowdon Wharf, as well as near the village Borth-y-Gest.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Porthmadog Harbour railway station and Masonic Hall.

Porthmadog Harbour railway station

Railway station

Photo: Eagle1942, CC BY 2.0.

Porthmadog Harbour railway station in Porthmadog, Gwynedd, North Wales, is the passenger terminus of two narrow gauge railways: the Ffestiniog Railway, which was opened in 1836 to carry dressed slate from the Quarries around Blaenau Ffestiniog to the sea port of Porthmadog, for export by sea; and the Welsh Highland Railway, incorporated in 1923, which ran to Dinas.

Masonic Hall

Community center

Photo: Arthur C Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Masonic Hall is a community center.

Church of the Most Holy Redeemer

Church

Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Borth-y-Gest and Portmeirion.

Borth-y-Gest

Village

Photo: Peter Glyn, CC0.

Borth-y-Gest is a village.

Portmeirion

Photo: MichaelMaggs, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Portmeirion is an Italian renaissance-style village on the coast of North Wales, most famous for being the setting of the cult television program The Prisoner.

Tremadog

Village

Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tremadog is a village in the community of Porthmadog, in Gwynedd, north west Wales; about one mile north of Porthmadog town centre. It was a planned settlement, founded by William Madocks, who bought the land in 1798.

Cei Ballast

Type: Island
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Porthmadog, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.91967° or 52° 55′ 11″ north

Longitude

-4.12805° or 4° 7′ 41″ west

Elevation

20 feet (6 metres)

Open location code

9C4QWV9C+VQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 4000894

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=island

GeoNames ID

13285565

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Satellite Map

Discover Cei Ballast from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as South Snowdon Wharf and Top Yard.

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Highlights include Spooner’s Beer Terrace and Spooner’s.

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