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English: A quiet morning in Porthclais Looking north from the harbour at Porthclais. The road from St Davids (right of photo) crosses the River Alun and continues out of shot (left) passing a National Trust carpark and kiosk.
Porthclais is maintained by the National Trust and is a popular destination for walkers. The harbour was once a busy trading port serving the city of St Davids, a mile to the northeast. Porthclais harbour is at the head of a narrow inlet, a ria formed when seawater flooded the valley which had been carved out by retreating glaciation after the last ice age. A stone breakwater protects the harbour entrance. The coast around Porthclais is popular with canoeists and rock-climbers. From the sixteenth century until around 1900, goods handled at Porthclais included wool, corn, malt, timber and lime. The derelict lime kilns can still be seen on both sides of Porthclais harbour. Limestone was brought in by ship and burnt in the kilns to produce lime which was transported away by horse and cart; some went to make mortar but most was used for agricultural soil conditioning. |
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Author | Andy F |
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Camera location | 51° 52′ 13″ N, 5° 16′ 59″ W | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 51.870370; -5.283100 |
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Object location | 51° 52′ 15″ N, 5° 16′ 58″ W | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 51.870830; -5.282800 |
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