Traeth Lligwy
Traeth Lligwy is a beach in Moelfre, Anglesey, Wales. Traeth Lligwy is situated nearby to the hamlet Rhos Lligwy, as well as near the locality Pont y Felin.- Type: Beach
- Description: beach in Anglesey, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Lligwy Beach”
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.
Llugwy Chambered Tomb
Archaeological site
Photo: Kate Heath, CC BY 2.0.
Lligwy Burial Chamber is a Neolithic burial chamber in Lligwy, near the east coast of Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom. It consists of a circle of upright stones, made into a low chamber by a very large roof slab estimated at 25 tonnes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brynrefail and Llanallgo.
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.
Dulas
Hamlet
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dulas or City Dulas is a village in Anglesey, in north-west Wales. It is situated on the A5025 road, near the coast at only 5 metres above sea level. It is in the community of Llaneilian. Dulas is situated 1½ miles west of Traeth Lligwy.
Traeth Lligwy
- Category: landform
- Location: Moelfre, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.36164° or 53° 21′ 42″ northLongitude
-4.25916° or 4° 15′ 33″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
9C5Q9P6R+M8OpenStreetMap ID
way 523118009OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Traeth Lligwy” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Traeth Lligwy”
- Swedish: “Traeth Lligwy”
- Welsh: “Traeth Lligwy”
Localities in the Area
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