Cardigan Island
Cardigan Island is an uninhabited island north of Cardigan, Ceredigion, south-west Wales. It reaches a height of 52 metres a.s.l., and 38 acres in area.- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Ceredigion, Wales
- Also known as: “Cardigan Island / Ynys Aberteifi”
Places of Interest
Highlights: The Gwbert Hotel and Church of the Holy Cross.
Church of the Holy Cross
Church
The Church of the Holy Cross at Mwnt, Ceredigion… Church of the Holy Cross is situated 2 miles east of Cardigan Island.
Siloam Chapel
Church
Siloam Chapel is a church, which is situated 2 miles southeast of Cardigan Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gwbert and Y Ferwig.
Y Ferwig
Hamlet
Y Ferwig is a small village and community in Ceredigion, Wales, about 2 to 3 miles from Cardigan. Y Ferwig is situated 2 miles southeast of Cardigan Island.
Mwnt
Hamlet
Mwnt is an ancient parish in Ceredigion, Wales, 4.5 miles north of Cardigan. Mwnt is situated 2 miles east of Cardigan Island.
Cardigan Island
- Categories: island, nature reserve, recreation area, locality, and landform
- Location: Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.13217° or 52° 7′ 56″ north
Longitude
-4.69088° or 4° 41′ 27″ west
Elevation
62 feet (19 metres)
Operator
The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales
Open location code
9C4Q48J5+VJ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Cardigan Island” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Ynys Aberteifi”
- Breton: “Ynys Aberteifi”
- Catalan: “Ynys Aberteifi”
- Cebuano: “Cardigan Island”
- Dutch: “Cardigan Island”
- French: “Ynys Aberteifi”
- German: “Cardigan Island”
- Livvi: “Ynys Aberteifi”
- Northern Sami: “Ynys Aberteifi”
- Swedish: “Cardigan Island”
- Võro: “Ynys Aberteifi”
- Welsh: “Ynys Aberteifi”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Poppit and Cippyn.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Cardigan Island and Wide Rock.
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Worth a closer look: Cardiff and Swansea.
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