Porth Diana SSSI
Porth Diana SSSI is a nature reserve in Wales, United Kingdom. Porth Diana SSSI is situated nearby to the locality Stanley Mill, as well as near the village Four Mile Bridge.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Trefignath Chambered Tomb and Ynys Benlas.
Trefignath Chambered Tomb
Archaeological site
Photo: Stephen Elwyn RODDICK, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Trefignath is a Neolithic 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.
Ynys Benlas
Islet
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.
St Gwenfaen’s Well
Spring
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Gwenfaen's Well is an early medieval holy well in the south west of Holy Island, Anglesey, named after St Gwenfaen, whose cloister was nearby. The site includes substantial remains of a building and is both a scheduled monument and a Grade II listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Trearddur Bay and Rhoscolyn.
Trearddur Bay
Photo: Ian Greig, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Trearddur or Trearddur Bay is a village, seaside resort and community south of Holyhead on the west coast of Holy Island off the north-west coast of Anglesey in Wales. The community includes the small settlement of Penrhosfeilw and the Refail Farm estate.
Rhoscolyn
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rhoscolyn is a village on Holy Island, which is just west of Anglesey and connected to it by road bridges. A monument found here suggests that the Romans regarded it as the western boundary of their empire.
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.
Porth Diana SSSI
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.2707° or 53° 16′ 15″ northLongitude
-4.6187° or 4° 37′ 7″ westOperator
North Wales Wildlife TrustOpen location code
9C5Q79CJ+7GOpenStreetMap ID
way 1371662034OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Stanley Mill and Four Mile Bridge.
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Highlights include Trearddur Bay Sailing Club and Porth Castell.
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