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Carreg Wen Beach Photos

Gwynedd, Wales

Harlech Point area from the tidal mudflats

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Across soft(ish) sand towards the dunes around Harlech Point, with the hills NE of Harlech forming the skyline

Uploaded to Geograph by Richard Law on 23 July 2011

Creative Commons License Photo © Richard Law, 23 July 2011. Licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons licence

Location: Borth-y-Gest

Location type: Village

OS Grid: SH560370

Coordinates: 52°54'41"N 4°8'28"W

Mapcode: GBR 5P.NNGG

What 3 Words: raft.magically.nitrogen

Coordinates and location codes are for an approximate mid-point of the beach, and may not reflect the best access point or the most popular part of the beach.

Country: Wales

Local Authority: Gwynedd

Parish: Porthmadog

Nearest postcode: LL49 9UF

(for sat-nav purposes only, a beach does not have a postal address!)

'Harlech Point area from the tidal mudflats' - a photo of Carreg Wen Beach

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