Handrail I
Date
22 March 2020
Location
Benllech, Anglesey
SH 53030 82267; 53.31686°N, 4.20771°W
Benllech Sand
Tag Archives: Anglesey
Sunrise
Anglesey Woodland Festival
Anglesey Woodland Festival
Date
29 September 2018
Location
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Anglesey
SH 52085 69639; 53.20317°N, 4.21601°W
Information
Anglesey Woodland Festival;
Plas Newydd;
More posts in the Plas Newydd series
Malltraeth Bay
Traeth Penrhos, Malltraeth Bay
Date
29 June 2018
Location
Traeth Penrhos, Malltraeth Bay, Anglesey
SH 38666 64489; 53.15301°N, 4.41413°W
Athena
Wreck of Athena, Malltraeth Bay
Date
29 June 2018
Location
Traeth Penrhos, Malltraeth Bay, Anglesey
SH 38666 64489; 53.15301°N, 4.41413°W
Information
Ynys Llanddwyn
Ynys Llanddwyn
Date
29 June 2018
Location
Ynys Llanddwyn, Newborough, Anglesey
SH 38502 62513; 53.13522°N, 4.41559°W
Information
M-SParc
M-SParc
Date
4 June 2018
Location
Gaerwen, Anglesey
SH 49110 72048; 53.22397°N, 4.26166°W
Information
Trwyn Du Lighthouse
Trwyn Du Lighthouse
Date
28 May 2018
Location
Penmon Point, Anglesey
SH 64095 81397; 53.31200°N, 4.04136°W
Information
Plas Newydd
Plas Newydd
Date
7 May 2018
Location
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Anglesey
SH 52085 69639; 53.20317°N, 4.21601°W
Information
Snowdonia
Panoramic view of Snowdonia from Gaerwen (phone-camera panorama)
Date
5 May 2018
Location
Gaerwen, Anglesey
SH 49327 72292; 53.22622°N, 4.25852°W
Bryn Celli Ddu
Bryn Celli Ddu
Date
18 April 2018
Location
Llanddaniel Fab, Anglesey
SH 50745 70182; 53.20768°N, 4.23631°W
Information
In about 3000 BCE a stone circle was erected at Bryn Celli Ddu. The site was redeveloped around 1,000 years later as a chambered tomb with the structure aligned such that at sunrise on the summer solstice rays of sunlight illuminate the interior through the entrance passage.
The Neolithic burial chamber had been left open for hundreds of years when it was excavated by English archaeologist Wilfrid James Hemp (1882-1962) in 1928-29. The grassy mound covering the tomb was reconstructed, on a smaller scale than the original, after these excavations.
The site is in the care of the Welsh historic environment service, Cadw.
Further Reading
Church Island
Church Island
Date
4 February 2018
Location
Menai Bridge, Anglesey
SH 55181 71768; 53.22315°N, 4.17067°W
Information
M-SParc
M-SParc’s flagship building, still under construction and the first of eight buildings planned for the site
Date
14 January 2018
Location
Gaerwen, Anglesey
SH 49110 72048; 53.22397°N, 4.26166°W
Information
Plans for the 7.8-hectare Menai Science Parc (M-SParc) were submitted in December 2014 with Anglesey Council granting outline permission in May 2015. The Welsh Government provided £10 million of funding with a further £10 million grant from the EU’s European Regional Development Funding allowing the first phase of the development to proceed. Construction started in 2016.
The flagship building, one of a planned total of eight on the park, was designed by Newcastle-based architects FaulknerBrowns and will provide 5,000 square metres of office, laboratory and workshop space to a number of business tenants. It is planned to open in April 2018.
The M-SParc company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bangor University.
Further Reading
Anglesey Woodland Festival
Pizza oven
Date
23 September 2017
Location
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Anglesey
SH 52085 69639; 53.20317°N, 4.21601°W
Information
Anglesey Woodland Festival;
Plas Newydd;
More posts in the Plas Newydd series
Barclodiad y Gawres Chambered Cairn
Barclodiad y Gawres
Date
18 June 2017
Location
Mynydd Mawr, Cable Bay (Porth Trecastell), Anglesey
SH 32896 70746; 53.20743°N, 4.50361°W
Information
Barclodiad y Gawres restored Neolithic burial chamber (c 2500 BCE) is situated on the Mynydd Mawr headland overlooking Cable Bay, or Porth Trecastell, on the southwestern coast of the Isle of Anglesey.
The cruciform passage grave, six of whose stones are carved with geometric designs, was excavated in 1952, following which a domed concrete roof was added and the entrance passage was rebuilt.
The site is in the care of Cadw and, to prevent against vandalism, the interior is only open by appointment.
Further Reading
Cable Bay (Porth Trecastell)
Cable Bay
Date
18 June 2017
Location
Cable Bay (Porth Trecastell), Anglesey
SH 33350 70789; 53.20795°N, 4.49683°W
Malltraeth Sands
Traeth Penrhos, Malltraeth Bay
Date
26 May 2017
Location
Malltraeth Sands, Anglesey
SH 40855 67251; 53.17848°N, 4.38280°W
Information
Britannia Bridge
Britannia Bridge
Date
21 January 2017
Location
View from Belgian Promenade, Menai Bridge, Anglesey
SH 55296 71708; 53.22264°N, 4.16892°W
Information
Church Island
Church Island
Date
21 January 2017
Location
Menai Bridge, Anglesey
SH 55181 71768; 53.22315°N, 4.17067°W
Information
Beaumaris Pier
Beaumaris Pier
Date
26 December 2016
Location
Beaumaris, Anglesey
SH 60575 76001; 53.26261°N, 4.09178°W
