Point of Ayr 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 to the southwest of the Liverpool Bay area of the Irish Sea. It is the site of a RSPB nature reserve RSPB Dee Estuary Point of Ayr, and is part of Gronant and Talacre Dunes Site of Special Scientific Interest.
The beach at Talacre
The Light-house on Point of Ayr, 1815
Flintshire is a county in the north-east of Wales. It has a maritime border with Merseyside along the Dee Estuary to the north, and land borders with Cheshire to the east, Wrexham County Borough to the south, and Denbighshire to the west. Connah's Quay is the largest town, while Flintshire County Council is based in Mold.
Image: View from Waen y Llyn Country Park geograph.org.uk 3257293
Image: St Winefride's Well, Wales Ffynnon Gwenffrewi, Treffynnon, Sir y Fflint 40
Image: Deeside Power Station Amp Flintshire Bridge (140025579)
Flint Castle