Porthgain, Pembrokeshire, Wales - July 10, 2021

The former quarry company office is now a shop.

Porthgain, Pembrokeshire, Wales - July 10, 2021

On the north side of the village is the historic and popular Sloop Inn.

Porthgain, Pembrokeshire, Wales - July 10, 2021

Porthgian Harbour. Vessels of up to 600GRT could berth here conveying stone products to other ports mainly in England, Ireland and Wales. The harbour is now busy with small fishing and leisure craft.

Porthgain, Pembrokeshire, Wales - July 10, 2021

A fishing vessel at anchor off Porthgain Harbour.

Porthgain, Pembrokeshire, Wales - July 10, 2021

Standing on the central pier. Notice the sleepers provided for the standard gauge rail mounted cranes. The white building is the harbour office and pilot house.

Porthgain, Pembrokeshire, Wales - July 10, 2021

Porthgain Harbour looking towards the village with The Shed prominent - now a popular seafood bistro it was once associated with Porthgian Brickworks,

Porthgain, Pembrokeshire, Wales - July 10, 2021

Porthgain Harbour at low tide.

Porthgain, Pembrokeshire, Wales - July 10, 2021

The former slate quarry tramway tunnel on the quayside at Porthgain harbour has for many years been used as a fishermen's store.

Porthgain, Pembrokeshire, Wales - July 10, 2021

Looking along the quayside in front of the stone bins. The first tunnel gave access via narrow guage tramway to the slate quarry. Standard guage tracks were provided along the quayside for rail mounted cranes provided to assist in loading vessels of up to 600GRT.

Porthgain, Pembrokeshire, Wales - July 10, 2021

Quayside ore bins - the tunnel visible once provided a link by narrow guage tramway to the Porthgain Slate Quarry. It is now used by fishermen as a store for fishing tackle such as crab and lobster pots.

Porthgain, Pembrokeshire, Wales - July 10, 2021

Quayside ore bins - the tunnel visible once provided a link by narrow guage tramway to the Porthgain Slate Quarry. It is now used by fishermen as a store for fishing tackle such as crab and lobster pots.

Porthgain, Pembrokeshire, Wales - July 10, 2021

The traditional K6 phone box and adjacent post box make for a photogenic grouping in front of the "The Street" - the row of quarrymen's cottages.

Porthgain, Pembrokeshire, Wales - July 10, 2021

Penclegyr Upper Quarry viewed from above.

Porthgain, Pembrokeshire, Wales - July 10, 2021

Penclegyr Upper Quarry viewed from above.

Porthgain, Pembrokeshire, Wales - July 10, 2021

Penclegyr Upper Quarry viewed from above.

Porthgain, Pembrokeshire, Wales - July 10, 2021

Penclegyr Upper Quarry viewed from above.

Porthgain, Pembrokeshire, Wales - July 10, 2021

Penclegyr Upper Quarry viewed from above.

Porthgain, Pembrokeshire, Wales - July 10, 2021

Penclegyr Upper Quarry viewed from above.

Porthgain, Pembrokeshire, Wales - July 10, 2021

View towards the finger tip.

Porthgain, Pembrokeshire, Wales - July 10, 2021

View from the junction - the cutting leading to the Upper Penclgyr Quarry centre and the track bed to the workshop / compressor house complex and Lower Quarry incline.

Porthgain, Pembrokeshire, Wales - July 10, 2021

View up the steeply graded cutting from the Upper Penclegyr Quarry.