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Porth Defaid

Porth Defaid is a bay in , , .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Salt Island and Holyhead Breakwater Lighthouse.

Islet
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is joined to , in . It is a natural provider of shelter for the town's Old Harbour from the and is part of the Port of Holyhead.

Lighthouse
Photo: Robert Linsdell, CC BY 2.0.
The stands on the Holyhead Breakwater outside the port of , .

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Church Bay and Holyhead.

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is a small hamlet on the west coast of the Isle of near the village of Rhyd-wyn.

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is a small port town on Holy Island, which is narrowly separated from the larger island of , in northwest Wales. The town includes a small medieval church on the site of a Roman fortress, and there is some seaside scenery nearby, but otherwise it has few sites of interest; it's mainly a transfer point for high-speed ferries that cross the Irish Sea to Dublin.

Photo: Craig Sunter, CC BY 2.0.
is a village, community, and former electoral ward near on the west coast of , North . The population during the 2001 census was 2,413, decreasing to 2,361 at the 2011 census.

Porth Defaid

Latitude
53.3406° or 53° 20′ 26″ north
Longitude
-4.5713° or 4° 34′ 17″ west
Open location code
9C5Q8CRH+6F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8441906505
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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