Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Holyhead (/ ˌ h ə ʊ l i ˈ h ɛ d, ˌ h ɒ l i ˈ h ɛ d /; [3] [4] Welsh: Caergybi Welsh pronunciation: [kɑːɨrˈɡəbi] ⓘ, "Cybi's fort") is a historic port town, and is the largest town and a community in the county of Isle of Anglesey, Wales. Holyhead is on Holy Island, bounded by the Irish Sea to the north, and is separated from ...
Holyhead Mountain is at the northern end of Holy Island, Anglesey, jutting out into the Irish Sea. At 722 feet (220 m), it is the highest point in the county of Anglesey, being higher than Bodafon Mountain (584 feet (178 m)) on the main island. [2] On the east side is the site of a late Roman watchtower called Caer y Twr ('the fort of the pile ...
Welsh people. Holy Island (Welsh: Ynys Gybi, 'the island of (Saint) Cybi ') is an island on the western side of the larger Isle of Anglesey, Wales, from which it is separated by the Cymyran Strait. It is called "Holy" because of the high concentration of standing stones, burial chambers and other religious sites on the small island.
English: Map of the community of Holyhead in the Isle of Anglesey. This vector image includes elements that have been taken or adapted from this file: Isle of Anglesey UK community map (blank).svg (by Nilfanion ).
Holyhead Breakwater is situated at the north-western end of Holyhead in Anglesey in Wales. The Victorian structure, which is 1.71 miles (2.75 km) long, is the longest breakwater in the United Kingdom. [1] The breakwater, which is accessible in good weather, has a promenade on top which leads out to the Holyhead Breakwater Lighthouse.
Original file (900 × 677 pixels, file size: 293 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons . Information from its description page there is shown below.
One of the islets Map of The Skerries. The Skerries (Welsh: Ynysoedd y Moelrhoniaid) (grid reference), coming from the Old Norse word sker, are a group of sparsely vegetated rocky islets (), with a total area of about 17 hectares (42 acres) lying 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) offshore from Carmel Head at the northwest corner of Anglesey, Wales.
South Stack is an island known as a sea stack. It was formed by the wave erosion of sedimentary rocks that once connected the island to the mainland. [1] The area is known geologically as the South Stack Formation. Its strata includes sandstones and interbedded shales which have been contorted by large folds and crumples.