Carmel Head
Carmel Head is a prominent coastal headland on the northwest tip of the island of Anglesey. It is a designated SSSI because of its geological interest for the Carmel Head Thrust fault where Precambrian rocks have been pushed over younger Ordovician rocks creating the Carmel Head thrust.Photo: Ian Warburton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include West Mouse and Llyn y Fydlyn.
West Mouse
Island
Photo: Ian Warburton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Mouse is an islet lying 1.1 kilometres off the north-west coast of Anglesey, Wales. Its maximum dimensions are 92 by 82 metres, with an area of 1.2 acres.
Llyn y Fydlyn
Photo: Jeff Buck, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llyn y Fydlyn is situated 3,400 feet south of Carmel Head.
The Skerries
Island
Photo: Nick R, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Skerries, coming from the Old Norse word sker, are a group of sparsely vegetated rocky islets, with a total area of about 17 hectares lying 3 kilometres offshore from Carmel Head at the northwest corner of Anglesey, Wales. The Skerries is situated 2 miles northwest of Carmel Head.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Church Bay and Rhydwyn.
Church Bay
Photo: Zcarstvnz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Church Bay is a small hamlet on the west coast of the Isle of Anglesey near the village of Rhyd-wyn.
Rhydwyn
Hamlet
Photo: Dave Smethurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rhydwyn is a village in the community of Cylch-y-Garn, in the north west of Anglesey, Wales. Rhydwyn is named after a little stream that once crossed the centre of the village. "Rhyd" meaning Ford and "Wyn" white. It now runs through a culvert under the road. Rhydwyn is situated 3 miles southeast of Carmel Head.
Llanrhuddlad
Hamlet
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanrhuddlad, also spelled Llanrhyddlad, is a hamlet in Anglesey, in north-west Wales. It is located in the community of Cylch-y-Garn, 5 miles from Holyhead, 142 miles from Cardiff and 225 miles from London. Until 1984, Llanrhuddlad was a community itself. Llanrhuddlad is situated 3½ miles southeast of Carmel Head.
Carmel Head
- Type: Information
- Description: Headland at NW corner of the island of Anglesey
- Categories: cape and tourism
- Location: Cylch-y-Garn, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.40332° or 53° 24′ 12″ northLongitude
-4.57361° or 4° 34′ 25″ westOpen location code
9C5QCC3G+8HOpenStreetMap ID
node 5802432153OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=informationWikidata ID
Q5043281
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Carmel Head” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Carmel Head”
- Swedish: “Carmel Head”
- Welsh: “Trwyn y Gadair”
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