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	Anglesey - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The island was the seat of the Druids, of whom 28 cromlechs remain, on uplands overlooking the sea, e.g.
		The island is also on one of the major routes from the mainland of Great Britain to Ireland, via ferries from Holyhead, off the west of Anglesey on Holy Island, to Dun Laoghaire and Dublin Port.
		Anglesey (together with Holy Island) is one of the thirteen traditional counties of Wales.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /anglesey.htm (1675 words)

	Anglesey: Druid’s island
		Anglesey, the island on the far west of Wales, was one of the few vestiges of Celtic religion in Roman times.
		Anglesey is known as the “Mother of Wales”;: it is considered to be its centre.
		Anglesey, in Welsh Ynys Mon, is derived from the Roman Mona – hence Menai Strait.
	www.philipcoppens.com /anglesey.html (1800 words)

	Anglesey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Anglesey is fertile and relatively low-lying with slight risings such as Parys, Cadair Mynachdy (or Monachdy, i.e "chair of the monastery"; there is a Nanner, "convent," not far away) and Holyhead Mountain.
		The general line of strike of the formations in the island is from north-east to south-west A belt of granitic rocks lies immediately north-west of the central pre-Cambrian mass, reaching from Llanfaelog near the coast to the vicinity of Llanerchymedd.
		Until 1974 Anglesey (together with Holy Island) was one of the thirteen counties of Wales.
	www.yotor.com /wiki/en/an/Anglesey.htm (1312 words)

	Holy Island, Anglesey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Holy Island (in Welsh, Ynys Cybi, "the island of St. Cybi") is a small island (approx.
		8x4 miles) on the western side of Anglesey, Wales, to which it is connected by causeways carrying the A5/A55 road and the main railway line to Chester and London, and the original bridge of the A5 post road.
		The main settlement is the port of Holyhead, from which passenger ferries travel to Dun Laoghaire and Dublin, Ireland, and freight ferries also travel to Dublin.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Holy_Island,_Anglesey (174 words)

	Holy Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Holy Island, Anglesey, in North-west Wales, site of the port of Holyhead.
		Holy Isle, Firth of Clyde, off the Isle of Arran, in Scotland.
		Holy Island, is a island in the U.S. state of Massachusetts.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Holy_Island (123 words)

	Anglesey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		[The Isle of] Anglesey or Anglesea (Welsh: [Ynys] Môn, pronounced as "U-niss Mawn", in IPA), is an island and county at the north western extremity of North Wales.
		Anglesey is a relatively low-lying island with slight risings such as Parys Mountain, Cadair Mynachdy (or Monachdy, i.e., "chair of the monastery"; there is a Nanner, "convent", not far away), Mynydd Bodafon and Holyhead Mountain.
		The town of Amlwch is situated in the northeast of the island and was once largely industrialised, having grown during the 18th century supporting the copper mining industry at Parys Mountain.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/A/Anglesey.htm (1736 words)

	Grey Family History - Overview - A Brief Look at Anglesey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Anglesey is known for its ancient history and its prehistoric and Celtic remains.
		The island is low and fertile, in contrast to the mountainous North Wales mainland, and hence was an early grain-growing and stock-raising center.
		Anglesey is called "Mam Cymru" (Mother of Wales) because of its rich soil and ideal weather conditions for growing food.
	members.aol.com /findtrees/go-agy.htm (274 words)

	Anglesey, North Wales - tourist information
		Anglesey is an island, reached by crossing the Menai Straits road bridge.
		The scenery on Anglesey is a mixture of small farms and stone villages inland, and a rugged cliff coast of Anglesey is interspersed with sandy coves and wonderful bathing beaches.
		When on Holy Island, be sure to climb Holyhead Mountain to get the benefit of the view to Ireland as well as to the Isle of Man, Cumbria, Snowdonia as well as Anglesey itself.
	www.wales-calling.com /guide/anglesey.htm (521 words)

	MONA INSVLA
		Anglesey, Holy Island, Puffin Island and about a dozen more small rocks together formed a separate county up until 1974 when they were made part of Gwynedd.
		The estimated population of Anglesey was around 68,500 inhabitants in 1985, and Holyhead, the primary town and busy seaport at the north end of Holy Island had an estimated population of 13,000 in 1988.
		The Celtic tribe who inhabited the isles of Anglesey were culturally identical to their neighbours the Ordovices from the Snowdonia region of North Wales, though it is quite probable that they considered themselves a tribe separate from their mainland cousins.
	www.roman-britain.org /places/mona.htm (1860 words)

	Anglesey
		The town of Newborough, created when the townfolk of Llanfaes were relocated to make way for the building of Beaumaris Castle, houses the site of Llys Rhosyr, the court of the mediaeval Welsh princes, which features one of the oldest courtrooms in the United Kingdom.
		The town of Amlwch is situated in the northwest of the island and is largely industrialised, growing up with the now vacated tin mining industry.
		At the latest local elections in 2004, while there is still a majority of independent councillors (32 out of 40), the notion that the council is controlled by independents is incorrect.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/a/an/anglesey.html (755 words)

	Anglesey and Holy island. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A hurricane which wrecked the village of Towyn in 1990 was the culprit, as a result of which many divers have stayed away from this little island off the ast of north Wales in recent years.
		But BSAC National Instructor Martin Sampson, who runs Anglesey Diver Training College on Holy Island, on the extreme north-west tip of Anglesey, feels it is time for divers to readjust their feelings about this part of the Irish Sea.
		Around half a dozen are shallow and within easy striking distance of Holy Island - perfect for divers in the early stages of their training.
	www.divernet.com /travel/holy1196.htm (1413 words)

	Anglesey Tourist Information - Tourist Net UK guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		These are just some of the images that stay with you long after you have left the ‘dark island’ or ‘the mother of Wales’, better known to millions of holidaymakers as the island of Anglesey (Ynys Mon).
		Since reaching Anglesey by road was just as daunting, the Scottish engineer Thomas Telford was hired to build a new road from Holyhead to London, crossing the mountains of Snowdonia in the process and requiring the construction of the Menai Bridge, the first major suspension bridge in the world.
		At 777 acres, Alaw is the largest lake on the island of Anglesey, having large areas of shallow water, none of which is over 30 feet deep and renowned over the years for its wild Brown Trout inhabitants.
	www.touristnetuk.com /Wa/anglesey (1242 words)

	Holy Island, Anglesey -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Holy Island (in (A Celtic language of Wales) Welsh, Ynys Cybi, "the island of St. Cybi") is a small (A land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water) island (approx.
		It is so called because of the high concentration of (A tall upright megalith; found primarily in England and northern France) standing stones, burial chambers and other religious sites.
		Peripheral islands and stacks include (Click link for more info and facts about South Stack) South Stack, with its famous lighthouse.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/h/ho/holy_island,_anglesey.htm (114 words)

	GO BRITANNIA! Wales: Sacred Places - The Island of Anglesey
		Translated as "the apron of the giantess," it is located on the western side of the Island of Anglesey on the road (A4080) between Aberffraw (Aber Frow) and the village of Llanfaelog (Thlan Vye-log).
		On the northwest side of Anglesey, on the rocky summit of Holyhead Mountain, the ancient 17-acre hill fort of Caer y Twr (Kire Uh Toor), uses the precipices as its defenses.
		Lligwy (Thlig wee) is an impressive Neolithic burial chamber found on the eastern side of the island near the road from Menai Bridge to Amlwch (Amlook) and then to Moelfre (Moyle Vray) on a side road.
	www.britannia.com /celtic/wales/sacred/anglesey.html (910 words)

	Encyclopedia: Holy Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		View of Holy Isle from Arran The Holy Isle, Firth of Clyde is one of a number of islands in the United Kingdom which go under the name Holy Island.
		Arran shown within Argyll The Isle of Arran is the largest island in the Firth of Clyde (430 km2).
		A U.S. state is any one of the 50 states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, together with the District of Columbia, form the United States of America.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Holy-Island (438 words)

	journey through mysterious wales, learn its history, places of battle, its holy sites, castles and ghosts
		Living on the Island of Anglesey gives me the chance to get on the beaches etc quite often, and I am always interested in things from the past, that may only be seen when there are extreme spring tides.
		The island has three burial Cairns so maybe this is where they used to cross in ancient days.
		Whilst I was looking through some old tythe maps of Anglesey for something totally unrelated, I noticed the mention of a village that I hadn’t seen on any ordinance survey maps.
	www.geocities.com /mysteriesofwales/mysteries.html (1015 words)

	Holy Island - Question.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		At low tide the island is connected with the mainland by a stretch of sand.
		HOLY ISLAND, or LINDISFARNE, an irregularly shaped island in the North Sea, 2 m...
		Lindisfarne is known as the "Holy Island." When the Vikings ransacked Lindisfarne in 793, Alcuin, writing from the court...
	www.question.com /find/Holy+Island.html (520 words)

	Anglesey, Wales (Counties)
		Rhoscolyn Bay is a village on Holy Island in Anglesey.
		Trearddur Bay is on Holy Island in Anglesey, two miles from the high speed ferry to Ireland...
		Holy Island lies off the west coast of Anglesey, extending into the open waters of the Irish Sea.
	www.ohwy.com /wl/y/yang.htm (136 words)

	Anglesey - February 2002 - DIVERNET from Diver Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Of course, the Romans in their skirted tunics conquered, eventually left, and were replaced by various peoples over the ages, from reclusive monks who built monasteries at Holyhead and Penmon, to the Vikings famous for their drug-crazed berserker raids, horned headgear and matted beards.
		Oddballs in their oddball outfits, but where once it was wool, moleskin and hair covering their torsos, it's now crushed neoprene, rubber, latex and trilaminate; instead of flaming torches it's HID lamps, and as for ritual sacrifice, it's lobsters rather than goats at the water's edge pre-barbecue.
		And it's not leylines of bad dress-sense that bring divers to this small island bordering the Irish Sea, it's the simple fact that on good days North Wales can offer some of the best UK diving there is to be had.
	www.divernet.com /travel/0202anglesey.htm (2389 words)

	Teletext Holidays (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The island, 23 miles long and 13 miles wide, is good for walking and cycling and there's also a steam railway.
		The Scillies are known for their mild climate and Tresco, the second-largest island in the group, is famed for its 17-acre Abbey Gardens, with 5,000 sub-tropical plants.
		The biggest island in England and Wales, Anglesey covers 276 square miles and is linked to the mainland by Thomas Telford's striking bridge over the Menai Straits.
	www.teletextholidays.co.uk /MagentaHolidays/editorial.asp?slot=4312&page=1&area=Guides&channel=uk&ref=4320 (781 words)

	Holyhead Mountain Heritage Coast
		The rocky western coast of Holy Island is home to a marvellous variety of seabird life.
		Nearby, the Iron Age hillfort and prehistoric hut circles on Holyhead Mountain itself are impressive reminders of this remote island's ancient past.
		Steep limestone cliffs and sandy beaches on the island's east shore contrast with rolling sand dunes in the southwest.
	www.britainexpress.com /countryside/coast/holyhead.htm (337 words)

	Holiday cottage in Anglesey Wales
		It is 100m from the estuary from Cymyran straits to Four Mile Bridge, the sea between Holy Island and Anglesey.
		This is one of the most delightful beaches of Anglesey, it has no public access by road, a clean beach award, and you can launch a boat into the open sea.
		On the mainland of Anglesey on the coast North of Rhosneigr is the military training airport and Air sea rescue base of Valley.
	www.holiday-rentals.com /Wales/holiday-cottage-Anglesey/p8888.htm (747 words)

	Grail Across the Atlantic:Story in North America? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Anglesey Holy Island, the "Head" is the apex of the vesica's triangle while the other apex is
		The Oak Island site is a primary power point due to an interred original order grail king (still alive) there, in a labyrinth.
		on the mainland now due to the raising of the water but the island is part of the matrix.
	www.soulinvitation.com /buehler/grailatlantic.html (793 words)

	Paddy Goes To Holyhead -- Recommendations and Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Holyhead (Welsh: ''Caergybi'', "the fort of St. Cybi") is the largest town in the county of Anglesey in the northwest of Wales, United Kingdom.
		The town's centre is built around St. Cybi's church, which is built inside one of Europe's only three-walled Roman forts (the fourth wall being the sea, which used to come up to the fort).
		Holyhead Mountain (Mynydd Tŵr in Welsh) is the highest hill on Holy Island, Anglesey, and the highest in the county of Anglesey, north Wales.
	www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/110/paddy-goes-to-holyhead.html (455 words)

	Holy Island, Anglesey - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Holy Island, Anglesey - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
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	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Holy_Island,_Anglesey (188 words)

	Holy Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Many places have become known or formally named Holy Island.
		All is still licensed under the GNU FDL.
		The bananas of Teneriffe are those named by the Spanish suffers least from cold, is cultivated with success even at.
	www.termsdefined.net /ho/holy-island.html (171 words)

	Bounty
		The red squirrels of Anglesey in north Wales are threatened by their grey cousins and the conservation group the Esme Kirby Trust has decided to revive bounties.
		It is thought the grey squirrels have reached Anglesey either by swimming across the Menai Strait or using the road bridge.
		There is also a plan for red squirrels to be re-introduced to Holy Island off Anglesey where they would be free from any predatory grey squirrels.
	f4bscale.worldonline.co.uk /bounty.htm (740 words)

	Anglesey Outdoors Adventure and Activity Centre
		The Anglesey Outdoor Centre is situated on Holy Island Anglesey between Trearddur Bay and Holyhead.
		This together with the rich array of wildlife and accessibility to variety of venues makes AO an ideal location for a wide range of educational and adventure activities.
		Anglesey Outdoors work closely with leading activity providers to offer you the widest range of activities.
	www.angleseyoutdoors.com (238 words)

	Anglesey Aluminium blockade report - 10th October 2002 r0211121 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Anglesey Aluminium on Holy Island, Anglesey, was blockaded for nearly six hours on October 10th by a group of 15 people making novel use of a clapped out mini van and a tripod.
		The action was in solidarity with the OPM - the Free West Papua Movement - and the people of West Papua as part of a week of action which has included the storming of the Indonesian Embassy earlier in the week.
		Anglesey Aluminium are 51% owned by Rio Tinto Zinc, who are joint owners of Freeport Mine in West Papua - the world's second largest copper mine and the largest proven gold deposit worth $40 billion.
	www.wussu.com /roads/r02/r0211121.htm (358 words)

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