Porth Oer is a small inlet off the Irish Sea that was once a busy port, importing lime and coal and exporting farm produce such as butter, cheese, eggs and poultry.
This picturesque, crescent-shaped beach is part of a National Trust estate. It comprises 420 acres (170 ha) of shoreline, headland and farmland, which also includes Mynydd Carreg and Mynydd Anelog. Efforts are being made here to restore the cliff slopes with a return to traditional grazing.
Although its literal translation in English is “cold port”, Porth Oer is also known as “Whistling Sands” due to the unique sound it makes (when dry) as you walk on it. The sound is produced as a result of a combination of the unique shape of the sand particles and the pressure they are put under when compressed. This only occurs on two beaches in the whole of Europe.
