Second World War Coastguard Lookout

Second World War Coastguard Lookout is an archaeological site in Cylch-y-Garn, Anglesey, Wales. Second World War Coastguard Lookout is situated nearby to Llyn y Fydlyn, as well as near the island Ynys y Fydlyn.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Llyn y Fydlyn and Carmel Head.

Llyn y Fydlyn

Photo: Jeff Buck, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llyn y Fydlyn is situated 700 feet north of Second World War Coastguard Lookout.

Carmel Head

Photo: Ian Warburton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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. Carmel Head is situated 4,100 feet north of Second World War Coastguard Lookout.

Mynydd y Garn

Peak

Photo: Rodney Burton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Mynydd y Garn is a hill in the northwest of the Isle of Anglesey in north Wales. Its 170 m high summit is crowned by a trig point and a stone obelisk. Erected in 1897 it commemorates Sir William Thomas, ship-owner and one time High Sheriff of Anglesey.

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 2 miles southeast of Second World War Coastguard Lookout.

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 2½ miles southeast of Second World War Coastguard Lookout.

Second World War Coastguard Lookout

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Cylch-y-Garn, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.39297° or 53° 23′ 35″ north

Longitude

-4.56674° or 4° 34′ 0″ west

Open location code

9C5Q9CVM+58

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1334256270

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Highlights include Ynys y Fydlyn and Cairn.

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