Walking BritainNorth Wales Coast Path at Nant Gwrtheyrn, Llŷn Peninsula
Walk Photo 337401
Caption - Looking down to the bay at Porth y Nant it is difficult to believe what a noisy, dusty and busy environment this must have been. One of Nant's three quarries, Chwarel Porth y Nant is on the immediate left. There were two inclines running down from the quarry to the shore here, where there was a pier running out into the sea. 150 - 200 ton ships were regularly loaded here as well as at a second pier just a little further north along the bay at the end of a very long incline from Cae'r Nant and Carreg y Llam quarries to the north of the Nant Gwrtheyrn valley. The ships transported granite to the industrial Midlands and northern cities and on their return trip they brought all kinds of products for the quarrymen and their families, which weren't available locally.
Walk 3374 : Porth y Nant & Nant Gwrtheryn Circular
Photographer : Kate Jewell
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Llyn Peninsula
In 1956, a large part of the Llŷn Peninsula was designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949. It is now a National Landscape. It is one of only five such areas in Wales. The logoshows a Chough as this bird favours the peninsula's rocky coastline where there are around 60 nesting pairs. The Llŷn Peninsula AONB covers 155 square kilometres with approximately 70% of the area's population speaking Welsh. More Information
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