Holyhead Mountain, Holy Island

Name: Holyhead Mountain
Address: Holy Island, United Kingdom

#1 among attractions in Holy Island

Nature, Top attraction, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Holyhead Mountain is the highest mountain on Holy Island, Anglesey, and the highest in the county of Anglesey, north Wales. It lies about two miles west of the town of Holyhead, and slopes steeply down to the Irish Sea on two sides. Ireland can be seen from here on a clear day and the mountain is an important site for seabirds. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 722 ftProminence: 722 ftCoordinates: 53°18'48"N, 4°40'32"W

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Holy Island United Kingdom

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Holyhead Mountain – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: South Stack Lighthouse, Holyhead Mountain Hut Circles, Caer y Twr, Penrhos Feilw Standing Stones.

1.1 miSW
Observation decks and towers, Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
South Stack Lighthouse, South Stack
28 min walk • The South Stack Lighthouse is built on the summit of a small island off the north-west coast of Holy Island, Anglesey, Wales. It was built in 1809 to warn ships of the dangerous rocks below.
0.7 miSW
Nature and wildlife, Park, Prehistoric site
Holyhead Mountain Hut Circles, Holyhead
19 min walk • The Holyhead Mountain Hut Circles, also known as 'Tŷ Mawr Hut Circles', Cytiau'r Gwyddelod or the 'Irishmen's Huts', are the remains of a group of Celtic Iron Age huts near Trearddur on Holy Island, Anglesey, Wales. The site is under the care of Cadw and can be visited all year round.
~350 ftNE
Forts and castles
Caer y Twr, Holy Island
2 min walk • Caer y Twr is an Iron Age hillfort atop the summit of the Holyhead Mountain in Anglesey, Wales. The hillfort, which is situated among rocky outcrops, is ideally placed for defence and likely served as a watchtower and possibly as a signal tower.
1.3 miSE
Memorial
Penrhos Feilw Standing Stones, Holy Island
35 min walk • The Penrhos Feilw Standing Stones are a pair of standing stones on Holy Island west of Anglesey in north-west Wales. They are thought to date from the Bronze Age but their origins and purpose are unclear.