Rhoscolyn

Rhoscolyn is a village on Holy Island, which is just west of and connected to it by road bridges. A monument found here suggests that the Romans regarded it as the western boundary of their empire.
  • Village with about 490 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 140 feet (40 metres)
  • Description: village in Anglesey, in north-west Wales
  • Also known as
    “Llanwenfaen”
    “Rhoscolyn Community”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Gwenfaen’s Well and The White Eagle Pub.
St Gwenfaen's Well is an early medieval holy well…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Trearddur Bay and Llanfair-yn-Neubwll.
Trearddur or is a village, seaside…
is a village and community on the Isle of Anglesey in the north west of . is situated 2 miles northeast of Rhoscolyn.
is a village spanning both sides…
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Latitude
53.249° or 53° 14′ 56″ north
Longitude
-4.6005° or 4° 36′ 2″ west
Open location code
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Rhoscolyn” goes by many names.
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RhoscolynBreton
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Cymuned RhoscolynWelsh
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