Porth Ceiriad
Porth Ceiriad is a south-east facing beach and bay in the parish of Llanengan, near to Abersoch, in the county of Gwynedd, North Wales. It has several interesting geological features.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Tudwal’s Lighthouse and Cilan-Uchaf Burial Chamber.
St Tudwal’s Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Rude Health, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Tudwal's Lighthouse on Saint Tudwal's Island West is active, but unstaffed. The site of the lighthouse, which marks the north end of Cardigan Bay, was purchased by Trinity House in 1876 at the sum of £111 and the next year the stone building was complete. St Tudwal’s Lighthouse is situated 1¼ miles east of Porth Ceiriad.
Cilan-Uchaf Burial Chamber
Stone
Photo: Chris Andrews, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cilan-Uchaf Burial Chamber is a stone, which is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Porth Ceiriad.
St Engan’s Church
Church
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Engan's Church is an active parish church in Llanengan, Gwynedd, Wales. The village lies in the south of the Llŷn Peninsula, south-west of Abersoch. St Engan’s Church is situated 2 miles northwest of Porth Ceiriad.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llanengan and Abersoch.
Llanengan
Village
Photo: Alan Fryer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanengan is a small village and community 1.2 mi around Abersoch in Gwynedd in north-west Wales. It had a population of 2,024 at the 2001 census, which had been reduced to 1,989 at the 2011 Census. Llanengan is situated 2 miles northwest of Porth Ceiriad.
Abersoch
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Abersoch is a village in Llŷn particularly favoured for sailing. The village and the roads to the headlands west of it tend to get very crowded. Packed with holiday homes, making housing unaffordable to most locals, it becomes a bit of a ghost town outside of the main tourist season.
Llangian
Village
Photo: Alan Fryer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llangian is a small village and former civil parish on the Llŷn Peninsula in the Welsh county of Gwynedd. It is located 1 mile north west of Abersoch, in the community of Llanengan. Llangian is situated 3 miles northwest of Porth Ceiriad.
Porth Ceiriad
- Type: Beach
- Description: beach in Llanengan, Gwynedd, Wales
- Category: landform
- Location: Llanengan, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.79462° or 52° 47′ 41″ northLongitude
-4.50284° or 4° 30′ 10″ westOpen location code
9C4QQFVW+RVOpenStreetMap ID
way 406046336OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beachWikidata ID
Q18343804
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Welsh—“Porth Ceiriad” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “بورث سيرياد”
- French: “Porth Ceiriad”
- Welsh: “Porth Ceiriad”
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