Ynys Moelfre

Ynys Moelfre is a small island off the coast of , Wales. At low tide it has a maximum length of 261 metres and a maximum width of 121 metres with a maximum area of 6.6 acres.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Wales, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: Moelfre Island

Places of Interest

Highlights include Moelfre Lifeboat Station and Coxswain Dic Evans Memorial.

Building
can be found on Lifeboat Lane in , a village overlooking Moelfre Bay, on the north-east coast , . A lifeboat was first stationed at Moelfre in 1848 by the Anglesey Association for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck.

Archaeological site
Lligwy Burial Chamber is a Neolithic burial chamber in , near the east coast of , Wales, United Kingdom. It consists of a circle of upright stones, made into a low chamber by a very large roof slab estimated at 25 tonnes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moelfre and Llanallgo.

is a small village on the east coast of close to a collection of ancient sites, mostly Iron Age. It was a fishing village but the coast here is hazardous in nor'easterly weather, and there have been many shipwrecks.

Hamlet
is a small village a mile from the coast of the island of . The community is in the community of , , Wales, which is 136.4 miles from and 214.9 miles from . , contains a memorial to hundreds lost when the Royal Charter bound from Australia to Liverpool hit the nearby Moelfre rocks.

Village
Marian-glas or is a small village in , north-west . It lies between the larger villages of and and just off the A5025.

Ynys Moelfre

Latitude
53.35769° or 53° 21′ 28″ north
Longitude
-4.22659° or 4° 13′ 36″ west
Open location code
9C5Q9Q5F+39
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1213130136
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
2642390
Wiki­data ID
Q3397136
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In Other Languages

From Breton to Welsh—“Ynys Moelfre” goes by many names.
  • Breton: Enez Moelfre
  • Cebuano: Ynys Moelfre
  • Dutch: Ynys Moelfre
  • French: Ynys Moelfre
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Ynys Moelfre
  • Swedish: Ynys Moelfre
  • Welsh: Ynys Moelfre

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Pont y Felin and Rhos Lligwy.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Carmel Eglwys Gynulleidfaol Moelfre and Moelfre RNLI Seawatch Centre.

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