Ynys Benlas

Ynys Benlas is a small islet situated in the Inland Sea, part of the Cymyran Strait between Anglesey and Holy Island. It measures approximately 65 metres by 35 metres at low tide and covers about 0.2 hectares.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Trefignath Chambered Tomb and Valley railway station.

Trefignath Chambered Tomb

Archaeological site

Photo: Stephen Elwyn RODDICK, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Trefignath is a Neolithic-era burial chamber near Trearddur, south of Holyhead on Holy Island, off Anglesey in Wales. In its most complete form it included a large cairn covering three stone tombs, set on a small knoll.

Valley railway station

Railway station

Photo: Ansbaradigeidfran, Public domain.

Valley railway station is a railway station that serves the village of Valley in Anglesey, Wales. It is the last station before the western terminus of the North Wales Coast Line at Holyhead, and is sited 260 miles 9 chains from London Euston, measured via Crewe.

Holyhead Railway Station

Railway station

Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Holyhead railway station serves the Welsh town of Holyhead on Holy Island, Anglesey. The station is the western terminus of the North Wales Main Line 105+1⁄2 miles west of Crewe and is managed by Transport for Wales Rail. Holyhead Railway Station is situated 2 miles northwest of Ynys Benlas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Four Mile Bridge and Valley.

Four Mile Bridge

Village

Photo: alan smethurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Four Mile Bridge is a village spanning both sides of the Cymyran Strait in Wales, connecting Holy Island with Anglesey, and is approximately three miles southeast of Holyhead.

Valley

Photo: Craig Sunter, CC BY 2.0.

Valley is a village, community, and former electoral ward near Holyhead on the west coast of Anglesey, North Wales. The population during the 2001 census was 2,413, decreasing to 2,361 at the 2011 census.

Holyhead

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Holyhead is a small port town on Holy Island, which is narrowly separated from the larger island of Anglesey, in northwest Wales. There are many things to see such as a prehistoric village on Holyhead Mountain, South Stack Lighthouse and Holyhead Breakwater Country Park.

Ynys Benlas

Type: Islet
Description: a small islet between Anglesey and Holy Island
Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Trearddur Bay, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.2859° or 53° 17′ 9″ north

Longitude

-4.59624° or 4° 35′ 46″ west

Open location code

9C5Q7CP3+9G

OpenStreetMap ID

way 457745565

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

13285605

Wikidata ID

Q8054062

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In Other Languages

From Norwegian Nynorsk to Welsh—“Ynys Benlas” goes by many names.

Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ynys Benlas”
Welsh: “Ynys Benlas”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Trearddur Bay Country Park and Cytiau’r Gwyddelod.

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