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Hopper days in Porthgain
Porthgain harbour in Pembrokeshire would look like many other rural Welsh harbours were it not for the gigantic bank of disused hoppers along its south side - remnants of a relatively brief period of intense industrial activity. Now you can scan HistoryPoints QR codes by ...
the Wales Coast Path to discover when and why the hoppers came into being, and how the harbour was enlarged to handle the large volumes of goods Porthgain was dispatching. You'll also see old photos of the hoppers and the accompanying stone crusher and of one of the local company's steamships, which sank in 1913. You can also see the information and photos by clicking here