Holy Island (Welsh: Ynys Gybi, 'the island of (Saint) Cybi') is an island on the western side of the larger Isle of Anglesey, Wales, from which it is...
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includes tidal islands such as Sully Island but not locations such as Shell Island which, though they are termed islands, are peninsulas. Holy Island and Anglesey...
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Look up Holy Island in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Holy Island or Holy Isle may refer to: Holy Island, also known as Lindisfarne, Northumberland,...
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railway, road and cycleway that connects the Island of Anglesey and Holy Island, Wales. It carries the North Wales Coast Line and the A5 road. Causeway Cut...
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Anglesey (redirect from Anglesey, Wales)
is an island off the north-west coast of Wales. It forms the bulk of the county known as the Isle of Anglesey, which also includes Holy Island (Ynys Gybi)...
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Tremadocian) age found in northern and western Anglesey and the adjacent Holy Island in North Wales. It comprises four formations; a lower South Stack Formation,...
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Holyhead Mountain (category Marilyns of Wales)
twr 'a heap, pile') is the highest point on Holy Island, Anglesey, and in the county of Anglesey, north Wales. It lies about two miles west of the town...
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largest island in Wales, after Anglesey, Holy Island and Skomer, and is surrounded by a number of islets, tidal islands and rocks. The island has a diverse...
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Penrhos was a large estate on Holy Island, Anglesey, in north-west Wales. In 1553, during Edward VI's reign, Penrhos was granted to John-ap-Owen (also...
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other islands Anglesey (the largest island of Wales) Church Island Cribinau East Mouse Holy Island Middle Mouse North Stack Puffin Island Salt Island The...
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South Stack Lighthouse (category Maritime museums in Wales)
Lighthouse is built on the summit of a small island off the north-west coast of Holy Island, Anglesey, Wales. It was built in 1809 to warn ships of the...
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(440 acres; 0.69 sq mi) in area it is the fourth largest offshore island in Wales, with a population of 11. The north east rises steeply from the sea...
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Caldey Island (Welsh:Ynys Bŷr) is a small island near Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales, less than 1 mile (1.6 km) off the coast. With a recorded history going...
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Scotland: 97 Wales: 6 British Isles List of islands in the Atlantic Ocean List of islands of England List of islands of Ireland List of islands of Scotland...
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South Stack (category Islands of Anglesey)
(Welsh: Ynys Lawd) is an island situated just off Holy Island on the northwest coast of Anglesey, Wales. South Stack is an island known as a sea stack. It...
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separating three of the main islands of Japan Inland Sea, a section of the Cymyran Strait between Anglesey and Holy Island, Wales Inland Sea, Gozo, a lagoon...
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68154; -1.78393 The Holy Island Waggonway (sometimes referred to as the Holy Island Tramway) was a network of waggonways across the island of Lindisfarne,...
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Conference of England and Wales, Decree on the Observance of Holy Days of Obligation in the Dioceses of England and Wales, 1 September 2017 Holydays...
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Island, Essex Lindisfarne, Northumberland, also known as Holy Island Mersea Island, Essex (accessible to road traffic via the Strood) Northey Island,...
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The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail, published as Holy Blood, Holy Grail in the United States, is a book by Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh, and Henry Lincoln...
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Holyhead Mountain Hut Circles (category Iron Age sites in Wales)
remains of a group of Celtic Iron Age huts near Trearddur on Holy Island, Anglesey, Wales. The site is under the care of Cadw and can be visited all year...
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level). The island declines to the east to a level site where a spring provides ample water. It is home to the 10th century Armenian Holy Cross Cathedral...
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of Albania, Alençon, Anjou, Austria, Bohemia, Croatia, England, France, Holy Roman Empire, Hungary, Ireland, Jerusalem, Naples, Navarre, Norway, Portugal...
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North Uist Wales Anglesey Holy Island Ireland Achill Island Aran Islands Rathlin Island Isle of Man Isle of Man Calf of Man Channel Islands Jersey Guernsey...
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Avalon (category Mythological islands)
also linking Avalon with the legend of the Holy Grail. Avalon has often been identified as the former island of Glastonbury Tor. An early and long-standing...
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail is a 1975 British comedy film based on the Arthurian legend, written and performed by the Monty Python comedy group (Graham...
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the estuary of the River Dee, the border between England and Wales at this point. The islands are administratively part of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral...
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