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Bardsey Island (Welsh: Ynys Enlli), known as the legendary "Island of 20,000 Saints", is located 1.9 miles (3.1 km) off the Llŷn Peninsula in the Welsh county of ...
The ruins of the Abbey of St Mary, stand at the northern end of Bardsey Island, south-west of the Lleyn Peninsula, in Gwynedd, Wales.The site has had religious importance from at least the 6th century when Saint Cadfan founded an abbey there.
From here, a final part of the route, regarded as optional, is the boat trip (weather permitting) from Aberdaron to Bardsey Island; the boat sails from Porth Meudwy, which is 1.2 miles (1.8 km) from Aberdaron by the Coastal Path footpath. Basingwerk Abbey, the start of the Trail Aberdaron, the end of the Trail. Y Gegin Fawr (the white building ...
Bardsey Lighthouse stands on the southerly tip of Bardsey Island, off the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, Wales, and guides vessels passing through St George's Channel and the Irish Sea. History [ edit ]
Maelrhys is honoured as a saint on Bardsey Island in Wales.Maelrhys was likely of Breton origin but little else is known of him beyond popular cult and local records.. Saint Maelrhys is commemorated on 1 January by the Church in Wales, Western Rite Orthodox communities, [1] and the Roman Catholic Church.
Bardsey Bird and Field Observatory is a bird observatory on Bardsey Island, off the Welsh coast. It was founded in 1953 by a group of ornithologists from the West Midland Bird Club (who were represented on the observatory's management committee [ 1 ] ), the West Wales Field Society , and local people.
Cantre'r Gwaelod was an area of land which, according to legend, was located in an area west of present-day Wales which is now under the waters of Cardigan Bay. Accounts variously suggest the tract of land extended from Bardsey Island to Cardigan or as far south as Ramsey Island. [1]
"The Great Welsh Warrior" Reaullt Hir is said to have distilled chwisgi from braggot brewed by the monks of Bardsey Island in AD 356. These monks then allegedly developed the art of distilling further. [9] However this is unlikely.