Mechell, Anglesey

Name: Mechell
Address: Anglesey, United Kingdom

#77 among attractions in Anglesey

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Mechell is a community in the north of the Isle of Anglesey, Wales. Llanfechell is the largest village within the community area. Tregele, Llanfflewyn, Mynydd Mechell, Bodewryd, Rhosbeirio and Carreglefn have a more dispersed settlement pattern. The antiquity of these settlements is shown by the presence of 6 medieval churches and some 16 more ancient sites dating back into prehistory. ()

Alternative names: Area: 9.08 mi²Coordinates: 53°23'35"N, 4°27'13"W

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Nearby attractions include: Trwyn yr Wylfa, St Padrig's Church, Porth Wen Brickworks, Kings Head.

2.2 miNW
Park
Trwyn yr Wylfa, Anglesey
56 min walk • Trwyn yr Wylfa is a local nature reserve on Anglesey, Wales. The reserve occupies a small headland on the northern coast of the island and the Wales Coast Path follows the coastline through the reserve.
2 miN
Church
St Padrig's Church, Anglesey
51 min walk • St Padrig's Church is a medieval church in the village of Llanbadrig, Anglesey, Wales. The building probably dates from the 12th century and underwent renovations in the 19th century. It was designated a Grade II* listed building on 5 December 1970.
2.9 miNE
Memorial
Porth Wen Brickworks, Anglesey
75 min walk • Porth Wen Brickworks first built by Charles E Tidy, is now a disused Victorian brickworks which produced fire bricks, made from quartzite used to line steel-making furnaces.
4.6 miE
Nightlife
Kings Head, Amlwch
118 min walk • The King's Head, Amlwch is a public house situated in Salem Street, one of the main streets in Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales. The pub name is one of many King's Heads found all over the United Kingdom. It is named after Henry VII of England, who was born in Wales in 1457. "The Kings"...
2.6 miW
Church
St Mary's Church, Anglesey
68 min walk • St Mary's Church, Llanfair-yng-Nghornwy is a medieval parish church in the north-west of Anglesey, north Wales. The date of foundation of the church, which is in the village of Llanfair-yng-Nghornwy, is unknown, but the oldest parts date from the 11th or 12th century.
2 miE
Church
St Mary's Church, Anglesey
50 min walk • St Mary's Church, Bodewryd is a small medieval church in the hamlet of Bodewryd, in Anglesey, north Wales. The date of construction is unknown, but there was a church on this site in 1254 and the earliest feature to which a date can be given is a doorway in a 15th-century style dating to around 1500.
3.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Llyn Alaw, Anglesey
83 min walk • Llyn Alaw is a man-made reservoir on Anglesey, North Wales managed by Dŵr Cymru / Welsh Water. It is a shallow lake and was built in 1966. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a destination for over-wintering birds.
3.2 miW
Church
St Rhwydrus's Church, Anglesey
81 min walk • St Rhwydrus's Church is a medieval church in the village of Cemlyn on the Isle of Anglesey, Wales. The building dates from the mid-12th century and underwent renovations in the 19th century. It was designated a Grade II*-listed building on 5 December 1970.
1.4 miE
Church
St Peirio's Church, Anglesey
36 min walk • St Peirio's Church is a small disused medieval church, in Rhosbeirio, Anglesey, north Wales. It is unclear when a church was first established on this site, although it has been said that this happened in about 605. The current structure, which may date from the 15th century, has been restored in the 18th and 19th centuries.
1.8 miSW
Church
St Fflewin's Church, Anglesey
48 min walk • St Fflewin's Church, Llanfflewin is a small rural church, situated by a farm in Anglesey, Wales.
2.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Llanbadrig - Dinas Gynfor, Anglesey
69 min walk • Llanbadrig - Dinas Gynfor is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Anglesey, North Wales. It has been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest since January 1957 in an attempt to protect its fragile geological elements.