Day 4 - Anglesey

It’s a lovely and warm sunny day ! Lanfair PG station and a socially distanced reconnection after six months with my brother and his wife !

Originally called Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll, which means 'The Mary Church by the pool near the White Hazels' the village was renamed in the 19th century. ... It is believed that the name Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch was invented by a cobbler from Menai Bridge. Or.... Literally translated, the name means: [The] church of [St.] Mary (Llanfair) [of the] pool (pwll)[15] of the white hazels (gwyn gyll) near [lit. "over against"] (go ger) the rapid whirlpool (y chwyrn drobwll) [and] the church of [St.] Tysilio (Llantysilio) of the red cave (-ogo[f] goch). Anyway it’s a long name invented to humour / amuse us tourists !

In the distance follies : Anglesey column - Wellingtons second in command lost a leg and became first person to have artificial leg !115 steps good view and Nelsons monument !

Bryn Celli Ddu chambered cairn is a good visit - it’s 200BC and it’s a green mound over a burial chamber including a replica inscribed totem!

We head to the north past
Benllech and Moelfre in the direction of Amlwch but detour up to visit the old windmill atop Mynydd Parys , the copper mountain ! Time for a walk amongst the ruins and to fly the kite ! It really catches the air until it falls ....as it passed over the empty deep crater centre and there is no air ! It’s crashes and it’s lost !

After a quick trip a quiet beach we work back to Beaumaris castle , the last fortification of Edward I to subdue the Welsh . It’s quiet , time for a Bara-brith ice cream and walk while the sun is still out !

Before heading home , a view of Telford’s Menai suspension bridge 1826 - designed to rake fully rigged sailing ship underneath ! To the south Stephenson’s railway Britannia bridge 1850 - rebuilt in 1970 and a lot of concrete !

A good day and time for home !Read more