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Carreg Wen Beach Photos

Gwynedd, Wales

Ynys Cyngar

Uploaded to Flickr by Reading Tom on 25 August 2016

Creative Commons License Photo © Reading Tom, 25 August 2016. 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!)

'Ynys Cyngar' - a photo of Carreg Wen Beach

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