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Ynys Môn
- Ynys Môn, the island's and county's Welsh name, first appeared in the Latin Mona of various Roman sources. It was likewise known to the Saxons as Monez. The Brittonic original was in the past taken to have meant "Island of the Cow".
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NameIsland Group/locationAnglesey ( Ynys Môn )Bardsey Island ( Ynys Enlli )Barry Island ( Ynys y Barri )Vale of Glamorgan (linked to the mainland ...- Name
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The English name for Anglesey may be derived from the Old Norse; either Ǫngullsey "Hook Island" or Ǫnglisey "Ǫngli's Island". No record of such an Ǫngli survives, but the place name was used by Viking raiders as early as the 10th century and later adopted by the Normans during their invasions of Gwynedd. The traditional folk etymology reading the n...
Prehistoric history
The history of the settlement of the local people of Anglesey starts in the Mesolithic period. Anglesey and the UK were uninhabitable until after the previous ice age. It was not until 12,000 years ago that the island of Great Britain became hospitable. The oldest excavated sites on Anglesey include Trwyn Du (Welsh: Black nose) at Aberffraw. The Mesolithic site located at Aberffraw Bay (Porth Terfyn) was buried underneath a Bronze Age 'kerb cairn' which was constructed c.2,000 BC. The bowl ba...
20th century
The Shire Hall in Llangefni was completed in 1899. During the First World War, the Presbyterian minister and celebrity preacher John Williams toured the island as part of an effort to recruit young men as volunteers. The island's location made it ideal for monitoring German U-Boats in the Irish Sea, with half a dozen airships based at Mona. German POWs were kept on the island.By the end of the war, some 1,000 of the island's men had died on active service. In 1936 the NSPCCopened its first br...
Physical
Anglesey is a low-lying island with low hills spaced evenly over the north. The highest six are Holyhead Mountain, 220 metres (720 ft); Mynydd Bodafon, 178 metres (584 ft); Mynydd Llaneilian, 177 metres (581 ft); Mynydd y Garn, 170 metres (560 ft); Bwrdd Arthur, 164 metres (538 ft); and Mynydd Llwydiarth, 158 metres (518 ft). To the south and south-east, the island is divided from the Welsh mainland by the Menai Strait, which at its narrowest point is about 250 metres (270 yd) wide. In all ot...
Human
The coast of the Isle of Anglesey is more populous than the interior. The largest community is Holyhead, which is located on Holy Island and had a population of 12,103 at the 2021 United Kingdom census. It is followed by Amlwch (3,697), Llanfair-Mathafarn-Eithaf (3,085), and Menai Bridge (3,046), all located on the coast of the island of Anglesey. The largest community in the interior of Anglesey is Llangefni (5,500), the county town; the next-largest is Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog(1,711). Beaumar...
The coastline is classed as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, with many sandy beaches, notably along its east coast between Beaumaris and Amlwch and west coast from Ynys Llanddwyn through Rhosneigr to the bays around Carmel Head. The north coast has sharp cliffs with small bays. Anglesey Coastal Path outlining the island is 124 miles (200 km) ...
Tourism is now the major economic activity. Agriculture comes second, with local dairies being some of the most productive in the region. Major industry is restricted to Holyhead (Caergybi), which until 30 September 2009 supported an aluminium smelter, and the Amlwch area, once a copper mining town. Nearby stood Wylfa Nuclear Power Station and a fo...
Much of Anglesey is used for relatively intensive cattle and sheep farming, but several important wetland sites have protected status and the lakes all have significant ecological interest, including a wide range of aquatic and semi-aquatic bird species. In the west, the Malltraeth Marshes are believed to support an occasional visiting bittern, and...
Anglesey hosted the National Eisteddfodin 1957, 1983, 1999, and 2017. It belongs to the International Island Games Association. Anglesey's biggest successes were at the 1997 Island Games in Jersey, (11th in the medals table, with two gold, three silver and nine bronze medals) and the 2005 Island Games in the Shetland Islands, (again 11th, with 4 go...
Anglesey is a stronghold of the Welsh language. According to the 2011 census it was the local authority with the second highest proportion of Welsh speakers. The earlier percentages were these: 1. 1901: 91% 2. 1911: 89% 3. 1921: 88% 4. 1931: 87% 5. 1951: 80% 6. 1961: 75% 7. 1971: 66% 8. 1981: 61% 9. 1991: 62% 10. 2001: 60% 11. 2011: 57% 12. 2021: 5...
The geology of Anglesey is complex and frequently targeted for geology field trips by schools and colleges. Younger strata in Anglesey rest upon a foundation of old Precambrianrocks that appear at the surface in four areas: 1. a western region including Holyhead and Llanfaethlu 2. a central area about Aberffraw and Trefdraeth 3. an eastern region w...
Anglesey Sea Zoo near DwyranBays and beaches – Benllech, Cemlyn, Red Wharf, and RhosneigrBeaumaris Castle and GaolThe Norman conquerors of England brought all of southern Wales under their rule in 1093. English King Edward I conquered northern Wales and made it a principality in 1284. Since 1301 the heir to the English throne has carried the title Prince of Wales. Wales was incorporated with England in the reign of Henry VIII. It became a leading ...
- Anglesey. The Isle of Anglesey – Ynys Mon in Welsh – has long been known as the Mother of Wales – Mam Cymru and is one of the most beautiful of all Welsh Islands.
- Puffin Island. Puffin Island – also known as Priestholm, or Ynys Seiriol in Welsh is a small uninhabited island off the eastern tip of Anglesey. Even in the 21 century its location feels quite remote.
- The Skerries Anglesey. The Skerries – Ynysoedd y Moelrhoniaid, the islands of the bare-headed grey seals in Welsh – are a series of remote uninhabited rocky islets off the north-western corner of the Anglesey coast, and they are the northernmost and north-westernmost place in Wales.
- Holy Island. Holy Island – Ynys Gybi in Welsh – is a large island off the north-west of Anglesey that is usually referred to as part of Anglesey. It is, and it isn’t.
Apr 17, 2024 · The origins of the word Wales go as far back as 500 B.C. when Germanic tribes first started moving into Northern Germany where they attacked Celtic tribes, including a powerful ethnic group they came across which they called ‘volcae’.
May 4, 2010 · Ynys Mon, or Anglesey to give the place its anglicised name, is the largest Welsh island. It used to be the granary of Wales and was known as Mon, Mam Cymru (Anglesey, Mother of Wales).
