Porthgain Harbour

The village of Porthgain has a wealth of historical relics from its time as a prosperous industrial harbour in the early 1900s.

At one time, the harbour exported slate from quarries a few miles south at Abereiddi, Trwynllwyd and Porthgain itself.

In later years the slate trade was abandoned, although Porthgain survived by turning to brickmaking, and later to crushed roadstone.

Large brick hoppers dominate the harbour. These hoppers were used to store crushed dolerite before shipment and are now a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

The harbour, still home to local fishermen, can get very busy in the summer with recreational boaters.

The Sloop Inn, which used to be called the “Step In” when boats were able to dock beside the pub and the crews could step in.

[Kitty Hawke]

Lovely old harbour. We have a lot of these here in Cornwall.....old industrial sites exporting china clay, copper, tin and all sorts of other minerals......

[ajisaac]

@cutekitty Thanks for your comments - yes the coast around this part of West Wales is very similar to that of many of the Cornish small harbours.