Port Penrhyn
Port Penrhyn is a harbour located just east of Bangor in north Wales at the confluence of the River Cegin with the Menai Strait. It was formerly of great importance as the main port for the export of slate from the Penrhyn Quarry, the largest slate quarry in the world at the end of the nineteenth century.Photo: Linus Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: GeraintTudur2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Dock
- Description: harbour
- Also known as: “Porth Penrhyn”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bangor Cathedral and Garth Pier.
Bangor Cathedral
Church
Photo: Denis Egan, CC BY 2.0.
Bangor Cathedral is the cathedral church of Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales. It is dedicated to its founder, Saint Deiniol. The site of the present building of Bangor Cathedral has been in use as a place of Christian worship since the sixth century. Bangor Cathedral is situated 1 mile southwest of Port Penrhyn.
Garth Pier
Pier
Photo: Reading Tom, CC BY 2.0.
Garth Pier is a Grade II listed structure in Bangor, Wales. At 1,500 feet in length, it is the second-longest pier in Wales, and the ninth longest in the British Isles. Garth Pier is situated 3,100 feet northwest of Port Penrhyn.
Tap & Spile, Garth
Hotel
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tap & Spile, Garth is a hotel, which is situated 2,400 feet west of Port Penrhyn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maesgeirchen and Llandygai.
Maesgeirchen
Suburb
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maesgeirchen is a large housing estate on the edge of the city of Bangor in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, with roughly 4,000 inhabitants. It is the third-largest single housing estate in Wales behind Gurnos, Merthyr Tydfil, the second largest and Caia Park in Wrexham, which is the largest with nearly 12,000 inhabitants.
Llandygai
Village
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Llandygai is a small village and community on the A5 road between Bangor and Talybont in Gwynedd, Wales. It affords a view of the nearby Carneddau mountain range.
Talybont
Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Talybont, is a small village to the southeast of the city of Bangor in Gwynedd, north Wales, in the community of Llanllechid, and next to Llandygai. It had a population of 465 as of 2011. Talybont is situated 1½ miles southeast of Port Penrhyn.
Port Penrhyn
- Categories: harbor and transportation
- Location: Bangor, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.23491° or 53° 14′ 6″ northLongitude
-4.11146° or 4° 6′ 41″ westOpen location code
9C5Q6VMQ+XCOpenStreetMap ID
way 461207550OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dockWikidata ID
Q2104766
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Welsh—“Port Penrhyn” goes by many names.
- German: “Port Penrhyn”
- German: “Porth Penrhyn”
- Japanese: “ペンリン港”
- Spanish: “Puerto Penrhyn”
- Welsh: “Aber Cegin”
- Welsh: “Abercegin”
- Welsh: “Porth Penrhyn”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lord Nelson and Plas y Coed.
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