Mynydd Bodafon, Moelfre

Name: Mynydd Bodafon
Address: Moelfre, United Kingdom

#1 among attractions in Moelfre

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Mynydd Bodafon is a small collection of peaks including the Arwydd which is the highest point on the island of Anglesey. It lies about 2½ miles west of the coastal town of Moelfre and ⅔ of a mile south-west of the hamlet of Brynrefail. The meaning of Bodafon is obscure. Bod is a common placename element meaning 'dwelling' and afon here is probably a corruption of the personal name Addan. ()

Elevation: 584 ftProminence: 584 ftCoordinates: 53°20'37"N, 4°17'46"W

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Moelfre United Kingdom

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Mynydd Bodafon – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Storws Wen Golf Club, Capel Lligwy, Parys Mountain, Din Lligwy.

2.4 miSE
Outdoor activities, Golf
Storws Wen Golf Club, Anglesey
61 min walk • Storws Wen Golf Club is a golf course in Brynteg, Benllech, Wales, on the Isle of Anglesey. It was built in 1996 by Ken and Eleri Jones. They were also the first Captains for the golf club. Storws Wen is a nine-hole golf course situated on Anglesey in Brynteg.
1.7 miE
Church
Capel Lligwy, Anglesey
45 min walk • Capel Lligwy is a ruined chapel near Rhos Lligwy in Anglesey, north Wales, dating back to the first half of the 12th century. The chapel's original purpose is unknown, but it might have been used as a memorial chapel or in connection with a local royal court, or as a chapel of ease in a large parish with a growing population.
3.5 miNW
Natural attraction, Scenic walking areas, Historic walking areas
Parys Mountain, Amlwch
91 min walk • Parys Mountain is located south of the town of Amlwch in north east Anglesey, Wales. It is the site of a large copper mine that was extensively exploited in the late 18th century.
1.6 miE
Ruins, Monuments and statues, View point
Din Lligwy, Moelfre
41 min walk • Din Lligwy hut circle is an ancient village site near the east coast of Anglesey, close to the village of Moelfre, North Wales.
3.6 miNW
Windmill
Parys Mountain Windmill, Anglesey
91 min walk • Parys Mountain Windmill is a Grade II listed building located on the highest point of Parys Mountain near Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales. The structure was built in 1878 to assist a local copper mine in the removal of water from mine shafts. It was the last tower mill built in Wales.
1.8 miE
Ruins, Historical place, Cemetery
Lligwy Burial Chamber, Moelfre
47 min walk • Lligwy Burial Chamber is a Neolithic burial chamber in Lligwy, near the east coast of Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom. It consists of a circle of upright stones, made into a low chamber by a very large roof slab estimated at 25 tonnes.
1.8 miE
Church
St Gallgo's Church, Anglesey
46 min walk • St Gallgo's Church, Llanallgo is a small church near the village of Llanallgo, on the east coast of Anglesey, north Wales.
2.6 miSE
Church
St Mary's Church, Anglesey
68 min walk • St Mary's Church, Llanfair Mathafarn Eithaf is a small medieval church in Anglesey, north Wales. The earliest parts of the building, including the nave and the north doorway, date from the 14th century. Other parts, including the chancel and the east window, date from the 15th century.
3 miN
Church
Old Church of St Gwenllwyfo, Anglesey
77 min walk • The Old Church of St Gwenllwyfo, Llanwenllwyfo is a medieval ruined church near Dulas, in Anglesey, Wales, perhaps built in the 15th century to replace another church from which only the 12th-century font survived.
2.4 miN
Church
St Gwenllwyfo's Church, Anglesey
63 min walk • St Gwenllwyfo's Church is a 19th-century parish church near the village of Dulas, in Anglesey, Wales. It was built between 1854 and 1856 to replace an earlier church in the parish, also dedicated to St Gwenllwyfo, which needed repair and had become too small for its congregation.
1.6 miSE
Church
St Eugrad's Church, Anglesey
42 min walk • St Eugrad's Church, Llaneugrad is an isolated church near the village of Marian-glas, in Anglesey, north Wales. A church was supposedly founded here by St Eugrad in about 605, although the earliest parts of the present structure are the nave, chancel and chancel arch, which date from the 12th century.