Gull Rock

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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.

Skerries Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Stephen Elwyn RODDICK, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Skerries Lighthouse was first lit on the highest point of the largest island in The Skerries, Isle of Anglesey after 1716. A patent for the lighthouse was subsequently obtained in 1824. Skerries Lighthouse is situated 1,400 feet south of Gull Rock.

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. West Mouse is situated 2½ miles east of Gull Rock.

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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 5 miles southeast of Gull Rock.

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 5 miles southeast of Gull Rock.

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