Carmel Rocks

Places of Interest

Carmel Head

Photo: Ian Warburton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Carmel Head is a prominent coastal headland on the northwest tip of the island of Anglesey. It is a designated SSSI because of its geological interest for the Carmel Head Thrust fault where Precambrian rocks have been pushed over younger Ordovician rocks creating the Carmel Head thrust.

Llyn y Fydlyn

Photo: Jeff Buck, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Skerries

Island

Photo: Nick R, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Skerries, coming from the Old Norse word sker, are a group of sparsely vegetated rocky islets, with a total area of about 17 hectares lying 3 kilometres offshore from Carmel Head at the northwest corner of Anglesey, Wales. The Skerries is situated 2 miles northwest of Carmel Rocks.

Places in the Area

Church Bay

Photo: Zcarstvnz, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Church Bay is a small hamlet on the west coast of the Isle of Anglesey near the village of Rhyd-wyn.

Rhydwyn

Hamlet

Photo: Dave Smethurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rhydwyn is a village in the community of Cylch-y-Garn, in the north west of Anglesey, Wales. Rhydwyn is named after a little stream that once crossed the centre of the village. "Rhyd" meaning Ford and "Wyn" white. It now runs through a culvert under the road. Rhydwyn is situated 3 miles southeast of Carmel Rocks.

Llanrhuddlad

Hamlet

Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llanrhuddlad, also spelled Llanrhyddlad, is a hamlet in Anglesey, in north-west Wales. It is located in the community of Cylch-y-Garn, 5 miles from Holyhead, 142 miles from Cardiff and 225 miles from London. Llanrhuddlad is situated 3½ miles southeast of Carmel Rocks.

Carmel Rocks

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Localities in the Area

Notable Places Nearby

Curious Reefs to Discover

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