Holy Island

Holy Island 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.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island next to the island of Anglesey, Wales
  • Also known as: “Holy Island, Anglesey”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Trefignath Chambered Tomb and Tŷ Mawr Standing Stone.

Archaeological site
Photo: Stephen Elwyn RODDICK, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Trefignath is a Neolithic-era burial chamber near…

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site.

Building
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is located…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Trearddur Bay and Penrhosfeilw.

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Trearddur or is a village, seaside…

Village
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is a village in the community…

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is a small port town on Holy Island, which…

Holy Island

Latitude
53.28333° or 53° 17′ north
Longitude
-4.63333° or 4° 38′ west
Population
13,700
Elevation
33 feet (10 metres)
Open location code
9C5Q79M8+8M
Geo­Names ID
2646683
Wiki­data ID
Q1831562
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Holy Island” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Holy Island (Anglesey)”
  • Basque: “Holy Island”
  • Breton: “Enez Cybi”
  • Catalan: “Ynys Gybi”
  • Cebuano: “Holy Island”
  • Chinese: “聖島”
  • Danish: “Holy Island (Anglesey)”
  • Danish: “Holy Island”
  • Dutch: “Holy Island”
  • Finnish: “Holy Island”
  • French: “Holy Island”
  • German: “Holy Island”
  • Greek: “Χόλι”
  • Irish: “Ynys Gybi”
  • Italian: “Holyhead Island”
  • Japanese: “ホリー島 (ウェールズ)”
  • Lithuanian: “Holio sala”
  • Livvi: “Ynys Gybi”
  • Northern Sami: “Ynys Gybi”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Holy Island”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Holy Island i Anglesey”
  • Norwegian: “Holy Island”
  • Polish: “Holy Island”
  • Portuguese: “Ilha Holy”
  • Russian: “Холи-Айленд”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Ynys Gybi”
  • Serbian: “Свето острво”
  • Slovenian: “Holy Island”
  • Spanish: “Isla Holy”
  • Swedish: “Holy Island, Wales”
  • Swedish: “Holy Island”
  • Võro: “Ynys Gybi”
  • Welsh: “Ynys Gybi”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Trearddur Bay and Kingsland.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Trearddur Bay and Penrhos Bay.

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Worth a closer look: Cardiff and Swansea.

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