Castell Mawr Rock, Anglesey

Name: Castell Mawr Rock
Address: Anglesey, United Kingdom

#13 among attractions in Anglesey

Nature, Top attraction, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Castell Mawr is a large limestone rock that dominates the western shore of Red Wharf Bay in Anglesey, north Wales. It was probably once the site of an Iron Age fort, but today the rock is a protected refuge for nesting seabirds. ()

Coordinates: 53°18'37"N, 4°12'22"W

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Anglesey United Kingdom

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Castell Mawr Rock – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Panton Arms, Storws Wen Golf Club, St Dona's Church, Lligwy Burial Chamber.

2 miS
Nightlife
Panton Arms, Red Wharf Bay
51 min walk • The Panton Arms Hotel, in Pentraeth, Anglesey, is a Grade II listed building situated in the centre of the village. It is named after the Panton family, former landowners from the nearby Plas Gwyn estate. It was built in early-mid 18th century and was listed in 1969.
2.2 miW
Outdoor activities, Golf
Storws Wen Golf Club, Anglesey
57 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.
2.7 miE
Church
St Dona's Church, Llanddona
70 min walk • St Dona's Church, Llanddona is a small 19th-century parish church in the village of Llanddona, in Anglesey, north Wales. The first church on this site was built in 610.
3.4 miNW
Ruins, Historical place, Cemetery
Lligwy Burial Chamber, Moelfre
86 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.
2.9 miNW
Church
St Gallgo's Church, Anglesey
74 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 miS
Church
St Mary's Church, Anglesey
51 min walk • St Mary's Church, Pentraeth is a small medieval parish church in the village of Pentraeth, in Anglesey, north Wales. The date of construction is unknown, but is probably from some time between the 12th to 14th centuries.
1.7 miNW
Church
St Mary's Church, Anglesey
45 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.
1.7 miSW
Church
St Peter's Church, Anglesey
44 min walk • St Peter's Church, Llanbedrgoch, is a small medieval parish church near the village of Llanbedrgoch in Anglesey, north Wales. The oldest parts of the building date from the 15th century; it was extended in the 17th century and restored twice in the 19th century.
2.8 miSE
Memorial
Hafotty, Red Wharf Bay
73 min walk • Hafotty, Llansadwrn, Anglesey, Wales is a medieval hall house dating from the mid 14th century. Described in the Gwynedd Pevsner as "one of Anglesey's classic small medieval houses", Hafotty is a Grade I listed building and a scheduled monument.
2.7 miNW
Church
St Eugrad's Church, Anglesey
70 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.
2.6 miE
Memorial
Llanddona fish weir, Anglesey
66 min walk • Llanddona fish weir is a post-medieval fish trap sited in Llanddona, on the Isle of Anglesey. The fish weir is a scheduled monument.

Castell Mawr Rock, Anglesey

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Castell Mawr Rock – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)