Porthwell Covert
Porthwell Covert is a forest in Pentir, Gwynedd, Wales. Porthwell Covert is situated nearby to the hamlet Capel-y-graig, as well as near Vaynol.Places of Interest
Highlights include Menai Bridge and Britannia Bridge.
Menai Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Menai Suspension Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Menai Strait between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales. Designed by Thomas Telford and completed in 1826, it was one of the world's first major suspension bridges, and second such bridge designed to carry vehicular traffic, after the Union Chain Bridge across the River Tweed.
Britannia Bridge
Bridge
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Britannia Bridge is a bridge in Wales that crosses the Menai Strait between the Isle of Anglesey and the city of Bangor. It was originally designed and built by the noted railway engineer Robert Stephenson as a tubular bridge of wrought iron rectangular box-section spans for carrying rail traffic.
Ynys Gored Goch
Islet
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ynys Gored Goch, sometimes Ynys Gorad Goch, is a small island in the Menai Strait between Gwynedd and Anglesey in North Wales. It is situated in the stretch of the strait called the Swellies between Thomas Telford's Menai Suspension Bridge and Robert Stephenson's Britannia Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llanfairpwllgwyngyll and Menai Bridge.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
Photo: Raphael Frey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll or Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll, often shortened to Llanfairpwll and sometimes to Llanfair PG, is a village and community on the Isle of Anglesey, Wales.
Menai Bridge
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Menai Bridge is a town and community on the Isle of Anglesey in north-west Wales. It overlooks the Menai Strait and lies by the Menai Suspension Bridge, built in 1826 by Thomas Telford, just over the water from Bangor.
Bangor
Photo: Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0.
Bangor is a small coastal city in Gwynedd in North Wales. It is a picturesque city offering views over the Menai Straits, and serves as a convenient base for visiting the nearby Snowdonia National Park.
Porthwell Covert
- Type: Forest
- Location: Pentir, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.2007° or 53° 12′ 3″ northLongitude
-4.1829° or 4° 10′ 58″ westOpen location code
9C5Q6R28+7ROpenStreetMap ID
way 119508440OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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