Ynys Castell

Ynys Castell is a small in the which separates and mainland . It is an extruding piece of Precambrian schist lying to one side of the Afon Cadnant estuary.
Wikipedia
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ynys y Bîg and Ynys Gaint.

Island
Photo: Velela, Public domain.
is a small private island in the attached to the island of , in , by a wooden bridge. The bridge runs from the grounds of a private house, itself also called , preventing any public access.

Island
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small island in the connected to the town of on by a causeway and also a concrete bridge erected by Sir William Fison in the 1930s.

Bridge
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Menai Suspension Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the between the island of and the mainland of . Designed by Thomas Telford and completed in 1826, it was one of the world's first major suspension bridges, and second such bridge designed to carry vehicular traffic, after the Union Chain Bridge across the River Tweed.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Menai Bridge and Llandegfan.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town and community on the Isle of Anglesey in north-west . It overlooks the and lies by the , built in 1826 by Thomas Telford, just over the water from Bangor.

Village
Photo: Nigel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village on the east of island of in . It is part of the community of , and was its own community until 1984. 's population is around 1,580.

Photo: Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0.
is a small coastal city in in . It is a picturesque city offering views over the Menai Straits, and serves as a convenient base for visiting the nearby .

Ynys Castell

Latitude
53.23193° or 53° 13′ 55″ north
Longitude
-4.15249° or 4° 9′ 9″ west
Elevation
85 feet (26 metres)
Open location code
9C5Q6RJX+Q2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 108817275
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
13286173
Wiki­data ID
Q3397773
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Breton to Welsh—“Ynys Castell” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Ynys Castell”
  • French: “Ynys Castell”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ynys Castell”
  • Welsh: “Ynys Castell”

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