Porthgain harbour
Porthgain harbour, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
Porthgain and its harbour lie just a few miles north of St David’s, within the Pembrokeshire Coastal National Park‘s Conservation Area.
This small coastal hamlet was once a small commercial harbour, but now attracts visitors from far and wide.
Throughout the 19th Century, Porthgain had rather a chequered industrial history, being known first for its slate, then for brick making and finally for quarrying gravel.
It is now better known for two art galleries, an old smuggler’s pub and the remains of the granite hoppers.
The harbour, breakwater and piers were built in 1851 and served by a horsedrawn tramway from Abereiddy’s slate quarry.
Later, a narrow gauge railway was built to transport rock from the Pen Clegyr and St Bride’s quarries to Porthgain. Finally, in 1931, the road stone business closed.
Porthgain harbour
Porthgain harbour, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
Porthgain and its harbour lie just a few miles north of St David’s, within the Pembrokeshire Coastal National Park‘s Conservation Area.
This small coastal hamlet was once a small commercial harbour, but now attracts visitors from far and wide.
Throughout the 19th Century, Porthgain had rather a chequered industrial history, being known first for its slate, then for brick making and finally for quarrying gravel.
It is now better known for two art galleries, an old smuggler’s pub and the remains of the granite hoppers.
The harbour, breakwater and piers were built in 1851 and served by a horsedrawn tramway from Abereiddy’s slate quarry.
Later, a narrow gauge railway was built to transport rock from the Pen Clegyr and St Bride’s quarries to Porthgain. Finally, in 1931, the road stone business closed.