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For many years a [[colliery]] operated at Point of Ayr and it was the last deep mine in Wales to close, although one deep [[Coal mining|mine]], [[Tower colliery]] remains open near [[Hirwaun]]. Point of Ayr is also the point where [[natural gas]] from the Celtic gas-fields comes ashore and is processed and sweetened at a nearby plant. |
For many years a [[colliery]] operated at Point of Ayr and it was the last deep mine in Wales to close, although one deep [[Coal mining|mine]], [[Tower colliery]] remains open near [[Hirwaun]]. Point of Ayr is also the point where [[natural gas]] from the Celtic gas-fields comes ashore and is processed and sweetened at a nearby plant. |
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[[Category:Flintshire]] |
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[[Category:Headlands of Wales]] |
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[[Category:Coal mines in Wales]] |
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[[cy:Y Parlwr Du]] |
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Revision as of 23:42, 27 July 2007
53°21′15″N 3°18′59″W / 53.35417°N 3.31639°W
- There are also two similarly named points in the British Isles: Point of Ayre, Isle of Man and Point of Ayre, Scotland.
Point of Ayr (Welsh: Y Parlwr Du) is the northernmost point of mainland Wales. It is situated immediately to the north of Talacre in Flintshire, at the mouth of the Dee estuary. It is the site of a RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) nature reserve.
For many years a colliery operated at Point of Ayr and it was the last deep mine in Wales to close, although one deep mine, Tower colliery remains open near Hirwaun. Point of Ayr is also the point where natural gas from the Celtic gas-fields comes ashore and is processed and sweetened at a nearby plant.