Mynydd Eilian | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 581 ft (177 m) [1] |
Prominence | 404 ft (123 m) [1] |
Parent peak | Mynydd Bodafon |
Listing | HuMPs |
Coordinates | 53°24′01″N 4°17′55″W / 53.4002°N 4.2985°W |
Naming | |
English translation | Mountain of Saint Elian |
Language of name | Welsh |
Geography | |
Anglesey, Wales | |
OS grid | SH 47286 91724 |
Mynydd Eilian, [1] sometimes also referred as Mynydd Llaneilian, [2] is a hill in Anglesey, Wales.
The word Mynydd in Welsh stands for Mountain. [3] Eilian refers to Saint Elian ( Welsh: Sant Eilian), to whom are named several nearby places and buildigs, like the village of Llaneilian [4] and the Saint Eilian's Church. [5]
Mynydd Eilian, after the Mynydd Bodafon, is the second-highest hill of the Isle of Anglesey. [6] [7] The hill is located close to the NE extremity of Anglesey, and overlooks Llaneilian and the Point Lynas ( Welsh: Trwyn Eilian). [8] Because of its topographic prominence is classified as a HuMP. [9] With the Parys Mountain is a visual landmark of the nearby area. [4] South of the Mynydd Eilian stands a lower hill named "Mynydd Nebo", where is located a couple of telecomunication masts. [10]
An archeologic site named Llys Caswallon, located some hundred metres E of the hilltop, was studied in the 2010s. Some clues lead to identify it as a prehistoric enclosure. [11]
The hill summit can be accessed from the village of Pengorffwysfa, at first by an asphalted lane and then following a public footpath. [12]
Mynydd Eilian is part of the Anglesey AONB, [13] and thus some activities or construction works can be restricted because of that. [2] Around the hill was also extablished a RIGS named Mynydd Eilian RIGS Site, mainly in order to preserve some interesting outcrops of hornblende picrite outcrops. The rocks of the site date back to the Palaeozoic age. [14]
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Mynydd Eilian | |
---|---|
Highest point | |
Elevation | 581 ft (177 m) [1] |
Prominence | 404 ft (123 m) [1] |
Parent peak | Mynydd Bodafon |
Listing | HuMPs |
Coordinates | 53°24′01″N 4°17′55″W / 53.4002°N 4.2985°W |
Naming | |
English translation | Mountain of Saint Elian |
Language of name | Welsh |
Geography | |
Anglesey, Wales | |
OS grid | SH 47286 91724 |
Mynydd Eilian, [1] sometimes also referred as Mynydd Llaneilian, [2] is a hill in Anglesey, Wales.
The word Mynydd in Welsh stands for Mountain. [3] Eilian refers to Saint Elian ( Welsh: Sant Eilian), to whom are named several nearby places and buildigs, like the village of Llaneilian [4] and the Saint Eilian's Church. [5]
Mynydd Eilian, after the Mynydd Bodafon, is the second-highest hill of the Isle of Anglesey. [6] [7] The hill is located close to the NE extremity of Anglesey, and overlooks Llaneilian and the Point Lynas ( Welsh: Trwyn Eilian). [8] Because of its topographic prominence is classified as a HuMP. [9] With the Parys Mountain is a visual landmark of the nearby area. [4] South of the Mynydd Eilian stands a lower hill named "Mynydd Nebo", where is located a couple of telecomunication masts. [10]
An archeologic site named Llys Caswallon, located some hundred metres E of the hilltop, was studied in the 2010s. Some clues lead to identify it as a prehistoric enclosure. [11]
The hill summit can be accessed from the village of Pengorffwysfa, at first by an asphalted lane and then following a public footpath. [12]
Mynydd Eilian is part of the Anglesey AONB, [13] and thus some activities or construction works can be restricted because of that. [2] Around the hill was also extablished a RIGS named Mynydd Eilian RIGS Site, mainly in order to preserve some interesting outcrops of hornblende picrite outcrops. The rocks of the site date back to the Palaeozoic age. [14]
Media related to Mynydd Eilian at Wikimedia Commons