Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Llanddwyn

Llanddwyn, island, off S. coast of Anglesey, in Carnarvon Bay, 8 miles W. of Carnarvon; was formerly a par., but now forms part of Newborough par.; on Llanddwyn Point, at the mouth of Maltraeth Bay is a fixed light (Carnarvon Bay) 50 ft. above high water and seen 5 miles.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "island"   (ADL Feature Type: "islands")
Administrative units: Anglesey Ancient County       Caernarvonshire Ancient County
Place: Llanddwyn

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