Port Penrhyn
Port Penrhyn is a harbour located just east of Bangor in north Wales at the confluence of the River Cegin with the Menai Strait. It was formerly of great importance as the main port for the export of slate from the Penrhyn Quarry, the largest slate quarry in the world at the end of the nineteenth century. It was built, and later expanded, by the Pennant family of the nearby Penrhyn Castle.
Penrhyn is the Welsh word for 'promontory'.
The port is used by coastal vessels up to about and by fishing vessels. There are plans for expansion.
