Port Penrhyn
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Port Penrhyn is a harbour located just east of Bangor
in north Wales
at the mouth of the River Cegin. 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. It was built, and later expanded, by the Pennant (later Douglas-Pennant) family of the nearby Penrhyn Castle
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'Penrhyn' is the Welsh
word for 'promontory.'
The port is used by coastal vessels up to about and by fishing vessels. There are plans for expansion.
North Wales and the North West of England is renowned by some for its industry,which has traditionally used the Port of Liverpool for the vast majority of raw material imports/exports. The expansion of Port Penthyn is expected to provide benefit to industry,as well as allowing Welsh natural resources to be transported to big industrial centers in alternative means.
Bangor, Wales
Bangor is a city in Gwynedd, north west Wales, and one of the smallest cities in Britain. It is a university city with a population of 13,725 at the 2001 census, not including around 10,000 students at Bangor University. Including nearby Menai Bridge on Anglesey, which does not however form part of...
in north Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
at the mouth of the River Cegin. It was formerly of great importance as the main port for the export of slate
Slate industry in Wales
The slate industry in Wales began during the Roman period when slate was used to roof the fort at Segontium, now Caernarfon. The slate industry grew slowly until the early 18th century, then expanded rapidly until the late 19th century, at which time the most important slate producing areas were in...
from the Penrhyn Quarry
Penrhyn Quarry
The Penrhyn Slate Quarry is a slate quarry located near Bethesda in north Wales. At the end of the nineteenth century it was the world's largest slate quarry; the main pit is nearly long and deep, and it was worked by nearly 3,000 quarrymen. It has since been superseded in size by slate quarries...
, the largest slate quarry in the world at the end of the nineteenth century. It was built, and later expanded, by the Pennant (later Douglas-Pennant) family of the nearby Penrhyn Castle
Penrhyn Castle
Penrhyn Castle is a country house in Llandegai, Bangor, Gwynedd, North Wales, in the form of a Norman castle. It was originally a medieval fortified manor house, founded by Ednyfed Fychan. In 1438, Ioan ap Gruffudd was granted a licence to crenellate and he founded the stone castle and added a...
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'Penrhyn' is the Welsh
Welsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
word for 'promontory.'
The port is used by coastal vessels up to about and by fishing vessels. There are plans for expansion.
North Wales and the North West of England is renowned by some for its industry,which has traditionally used the Port of Liverpool for the vast majority of raw material imports/exports. The expansion of Port Penthyn is expected to provide benefit to industry,as well as allowing Welsh natural resources to be transported to big industrial centers in alternative means.