Moelfre
Moelfre is a small village on the east coast of Anglesey 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.Places of Interest
Highlights include Din Llugwy Romano-British Village and Mynydd Bodafon.
Din Llugwy Romano-British Village
Archaeological site
Mynydd Bodafon
Peak
Mynydd Bodafon is a small collection of peaks including Yr Arwydd which is the highest point on the island of Anglesey. It lies about 2+1⁄2 miles west of the coastal town of Moelfre and 2⁄3 mi south-west of the hamlet of Brynrefail.
Capel Llugwy
Archaeological site
Capel Lligwy is a ruined chapel near Rhos Lligwy in Anglesey, north Wales, dating back to the first half of the 12th century. The chapel's original purpose is unknown, but it might have been used as a memorial chapel or in connection with a local royal court, or as a chapel of ease in a large parish with a growing population.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Benllech and Brynrefail.
Benllech
Benllech is a village on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales. It is in the community of Llanfair-Mathafarn-Eithaf, which has a population of 3,382. The name of Benllech village had been removed by the time of the 2011 census with the community being listed under Llanfair-Mathafarn-Eithaf with the electoral ward being listed under Llanddyfnan.Brynrefail
Village
Brynrefail is a small village in north-east Anglesey, Wales. The village is located in the civil parish of Moelfre on the A5025 between Amlwch and Benllech.
Moelfre
- Type: Locality
- Location: Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.3552° or 53° 21′ 19″ north
Longitude
-4.2748° or 4° 16′ 29″ west
Elevation
135 feet (41 metres)
Open location code
9C5Q9P4G+33
GeoNames ID
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