Porth yr Hwch

Porth yr Hwch is a bay in , , .

Places of Interest

Highlights include The Skerries and West Mouse.

Island
Photo: Nick R, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, coming from the Old Norse word sker, are a group of sparsely vegetated rocky islets, with a total area of about 17 hectares lying 3 kilometres offshore from at the northwest corner of , .

Island
Photo: Ian Warburton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an islet lying 1.1 kilometres off the north-west coast of , . Its maximum dimensions are 92 by 82 metres, with an area of 1.2 acres.

Lighthouse
Photo: Stephen Elwyn RODDICK, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The was first lit on the highest point of the largest island in after 1716. A patent for the lighthouse was subsequently obtained in 1824.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Church Bay and Llanfaethlu.

Photo: Zcarstvnz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a small hamlet on the west coast of the Isle of near the village of Rhyd-wyn.

Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village of 550 people on , . It is home to the only surviving working windmill on the island.

Village
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village on the north coast of in , sited on Bay, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty which is partly owned by the National Trust.

Porth yr Hwch

Latitude
53.398° or 53° 23′ 53″ north
Longitude
-4.5719° or 4° 34′ 19″ west
Open location code
9C5Q9CXH+56
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7111071791
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
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Satellite Map

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