Lligwy Bay
Lligwy Bay is a bay of the Welsh island of Anglesey. It is on the north east of the island, to the north of the village of Moelfre. It was the site, in October 1859, of the loss of the steam clipper Royal Charter with a loss of life in excess of 450.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: John S Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Capel Llugwy and Din Llugwy Romano-British Village.
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.
Din Llugwy Romano-British Village
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Din Lligwy hut circle is an ancient village site near the east coast of Anglesey, close to the village of Moelfre, North Wales. Excavations in 1905–1907 produced hundreds of Roman-period pot sherds of the 3rd and 4th centuries CE, many repaired with iron clamps.
Ynys Moelfre
Island
Photo: Rhion, Public domain.
Ynys Moelfre is a small island off the coast of Anglesey, 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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Moelfre and Brynrefail.
Moelfre
Photo: Janet Huige, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Brynrefail
Village
Photo: Cls14, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Brynrefail is a small village in north-east Anglesey, Wales.
Llanallgo
Hamlet
Photo: Keith Williamson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanallgo is a small village a mile from the coast of the island of Anglesey. The community is in the community of Moelfre, Anglesey, Wales, which is 136.4 miles from Cardiff and 214.9 miles from London. St Gallgo's Church, contains a memorial to hundreds lost when the Royal Charter bound from Australia to Liverpool hit the nearby Moelfre rocks.
Lligwy Bay
- Type: Bay
- Description: bay in the United Kingdom
- Category: body of water
- Location: Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.36512° or 53° 21′ 54″ northLongitude
-4.25262° or 4° 15′ 9″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
9C5Q9P8W+2XOpenStreetMap ID
node 567362328OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Lligwy Bay” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bae Lligwy”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lligwy Bay”
- Swedish: “Bae Lligwy”
- Welsh: “Bae Llugwy”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pont y Felin and Rhos Lligwy.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Traeth Lligwy and Aber Quarry.
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