Old Fishing Port
by Adrian Evans
Title
Old Fishing Port
Artist
Adrian Evans
Medium
Photograph - Photography - Digital Art
Description
Porthdinllaen Iron Winch this old relic would have been used to haul boats off the beach onto a short quayside, originally a fishing port, based around a natural harbour at the west end of a bay over a mile and a quarter across, and with over one hundred acres of safe anchorage. The harbour is sheltered by a headland jutting out to the north from all but a north-easterly wind, and as the only such haven on the Llyn Peninsula, it has been used for many centuries of trading, and as a place to run to for shelter in a storm, north Wales UK
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August 16th, 2014
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