Porth y Rhos
Porth y Rhos is a bay in Moelfre, Anglesey, Wales.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Red Wharf Bay and Ynys Moelfre.
Red Wharf Bay
Photo: Keith Williamson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Red Wharf Bay, also known as Traeth Coch, is a village and a sandy bay in Anglesey, Wales. The bay lies between the villages of Pentraeth and Benllech. It is also close to Castell Mawr Rock, thought to be the site of an Iron Age fort.
Ynys Moelfre
Island
Photo: Rhion, Public domain.
Ynys Moelfre is a small island off the coast of Anglesey, Wales. At low tide it has a maximum length of 261 metres and a maximum width of 121 metres with a maximum area of 6.6 acres.
Din Llugwy Romano-British Village
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Din Lligwy hut circle is an ancient village site near the east coast of Anglesey, close to the village of Moelfre, North Wales. Excavations in 1905–1907 produced hundreds of Roman-period pot sherds of the 3rd and 4th centuries CE, many repaired with iron clamps.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Benllech and Llanddona.
Benllech
Benllech is a village on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales. It is in the community of Llanfair-Mathafarn-Eithaf, which has a population of 3,382. The name of Benllech village had been removed by the time of the 2011 census with the community being listed under Llanfair-Mathafarn-Eithaf with the electoral ward being listed under Llanddyfnan.
Llanddona
Photo: Stephen Elwyn RODDICK, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanddona is a small village on the heel of Anglesey, north of Beaumaris. It has a long sandy beach and is a budget beach resort, with lots of nearby camping and caravan sites.
Amlwch
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Amlwch is a small community in Anglesey, although it is rural it is not a quaint or especially pleasant location.
Porth y Rhos
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Moelfre, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.3465° or 53° 20′ 47″ northLongitude
-4.2305° or 4° 13′ 50″ westOpen location code
9C5Q8QW9+JROpenStreetMap ID
node 7111093046OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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