SH4593 : Square Plan Chimney, New Quay Street, Porth Amlwch
taken 1 year ago, near to Amlwch Port, Isle of Anglesey/Sir Ynys Mon, Wales
Porth Amlwch is a natural harbour lying on the north eastern corner of Anglesey. It was formed in a creek between high rocks and is about 500ft long and 100 ft wide at its entrance. Whilst it has been in use since early times, the general form and layout of the harbour dates from the late eighteenth century.
In 1740, Lewis Morris who had been commissioned by the Lord of Admiralty to survey the coast of Wales, described the cove as 'little more than two steep rocks where a vessel have no room to wind even at high-water’. Exports included corn, butter, and cheese from local farms. Liverpool pilot boats were also known to wait here on the lookout for vessels needing their services to enter the Dee or Mersey. The harbour developed rapidly after the discovery of vast amounts of copper at Parys Mountain in 1768 and the port became the main port and smelting site for the copper mines in North Wales.