2019

SH4662 : Shoreline at Ty Glan Menai

taken 6 years ago, near to Llanfaglan, Gwynedd, Wales

Shoreline at Ty Glan Menai
Shoreline at Ty Glan Menai
Menai Straits

The Menai Strait (Welsh: Afon Menai, the "River Menai") is a narrow stretch of shallow tidal water about 25 km long, which separates the island of Anglesey from the mainland of Wales.
The strait is bridged in two places – the main A5 road is carried over the strait by Thomas Telford's suspension bridge, the first of its kind, opened in January 1826, and adjacent to this is Robert Stephenson's 1850 Britannia Tubular Bridge. Between the two bridge crossings there is a small island in the middle of the strait, Ynys Gorad Goch, on which are built a house and outbuildings and around which are the significant remains of fish traps, no longer used.
The differential tides at the two ends of the strait cause very strong currents to flow in both directions through the strait at different times, creating dangerous conditions. One of the most dangerous areas of the strait is known as the Swellies (or Swillies – Welsh Pwll Ceris) between the two bridges. Here rocks near the surface cause over-falls and local whirlpools, which can be of considerable danger in themselves and cause small boats to founder on the rocks.
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Wales Coast Path

The Wales Coast Path (Welsh: Llwybr Arfordir Cymru) is a long distance footpath which follows the whole of the coastline of Wales. It opened on 5 May 2012, and offers a 870 mile long route from Chepstow in the south to Queensferry in the north.
Wales is the first country in the world to provide a dedicated footpath along its entire coastline. The Path runs through eleven National Nature Reserves and other nature reserves, including those managed by The Wildlife Trusts or Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB).
Logo can be seen atSS0897 : Logo, Wales Coast Path.
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Geographical Context: Coastal Paths Roads, Road transport Estuary, Marine Rocks, Scree, Cliffs Place: Menai Strait Long Distance Path: Wales Coast Path Primary Subject: Shore other tags: Coastline Road Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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SH4662, 43 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Mat Fascione   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 19 April, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 16 November, 2023
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SH 463 620 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:8.0205N 4:17.8633W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SH 463 621
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Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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