Anglesey Road Trip Omnibus

Anglesey Road Trip 2022 Omnibus

Way back in early 2022 we headed north to visit Anglesey for a short visit.
It was a windswept but bright and clear day as we headed through Eryri. Meanwhile on the airwaves, the dread of a new war breaking out in Ukraine and the implicated threat of an all-out conflict was very much on our minds. If these were to be our last days, we would dam well enjoy ourselves.

Part OneThe Menai Suspension Bridge” Anglesy, Ynys Mon, is an island on the north west coast of Wales. Recently we headed up to Anglesey for a short visit. The day turned out to be really sunny although very windy. After driving through ‘Eryri’ which is the new name for Snowdonia, we crossed over to Anglesey via the Menai Suspension bridge. Anglesey is rich in ancient and not so ancient history! Over the next day we shall be visiting Iron age villages, medieval chapels and 19th century archetecturural inovations. Join us as we reveal interesting and mysterious landscape features. The Menai Suspension Bridge. We take a look at the historical context for one of Britain’s iconic technological innovations
Thanks and a shout to Dave McIntosh YT@davemcintoshyt277 for additional footage

Menai Suspension Bridge with the mountains of Eryri beyond

Tsylios Church Island & The Swellies Anglesey Road Trip pt2
A look at the Medieval Chapel on Ynys Tsylio (Church Island) Anglesey and the notorious Swellies; a sometimes dangerous stretch of water subject to occasional whirlpools (Swallows)~ And featuring the magnificent landscapes to be seen of Eryri (Snowdonia) as seldom seen in a magnificent golden hour.

Y Mawr Hut Circles. South Stack, Holyhead Mountain, Anglesey.
Our first day we visited an area of heather and gorse, West of Holyhead on Anglesey marked Cytiau’r Gwyddelod on the map. This Welsh name means “Irishmen’s Huts”, but only the stone foundations survive today. It was at Clwstwr Cytiau Mynydd Caergybi, the Irish Huts at the base of Holyhead Mountain, that we met the mayor of Anglesey walking his dog, we had a convivial chat and discovered the Tŷ Mawr Hut Circles. The Irish occupied parts of Anglesey after the Romans, but these huts date before this era. The hidden foundations of hut circles on Anglesey and North Wales rarely survive but Tŷ Mawr, a site up to 8 hectares scattered across the slopes of Holyhead Mountain, are well maintained. Cadw excavated this site and it is completely accessible.

Anglesey Road Trip Episode Four (4/5)
On this episode we visit the Din Lligwy Burial Chamber and the Din Lligwy Romano British settlement. One fascinating point I found in the research making this video is that There is a possible association between the Welsh word “Lligwy” and the Irish “Lug”. Both words are thought to derive from a Proto-Celtic root word meaning “bright” or “shining” So I guess “Din Lligwy” must mean “Lug” or “Lligwys” fortified settlement or stronghold.

Din Lligwy

Anglesey Road Trip Episode 5/5
On the final episode of our recent Anglesey Road Trip we visit the spooky “Hen Capel Lligwy” (Old Lligwy Chapel) This is a truly ancient Chapel, situated nearby to the Romano British settlement and to the 5,000 year old Burial Chamber. Its pure speculation but could there be links with the proto Tudor dynasty that originated from this area of north Wales? Could the name “Lligwy” be related to the Irish god ‘Lugh’? Not much is known about this fascinating set of ancient ruins situated high above the nearby coastline. With spectacular views across north Wales from the Eryri Mountains to the Great Orme with occasional views to the Isle Of Man. We end our short Anglesey Road Trip with this fascinating ruined Chapel, there is only so much you can do in less than a couple of days. there is so much more and we shall get back to view some more fascinating historical landscape features on the Isle of Anglesey some day soon.

Anglesey Road Trip Omnibus

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