Church Island
| Church Island | |
 Church Island | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Location: | 53°13’22"N, 4°10’17"W |
| Grid reference: | SH551717 |
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Church Island (Welsh: Ynys Dysilio) is a small island in the Menai Strait on the shores of the Isle of Anglesey, to which it is attached by a short causeway that is reachable only on foot off the Belgian Promenade[1] in the town of Menai Bridge.
The whole 2.7 acres of the island is taken up with St Tysilio's church, built in the 15th century,[2] and the churchyard.
The island's Welsh name means "Tysilio's island". The 20th-century bard Cynan (Albert Evans-Jones) is buried in the churchyard.
The Anglesey Coastal Path passes the head of the causeway.
On top of the highest point of the small island is a memorial to the local men who died during the World wars. This is also the best place on the island from which to view the Menai Strait and the two bridges that cross it[1].
In 2002, Little Egrets bred in Wales for the first time on a small islet just off Church Island.
Outside links
- St Tysilio's Church
- Prosiect Menai A Community celebrating the two bridges along the Menai Strait and the surrounding area
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Church Island & St. Tysilio". Prosiect Menai. http://www.prosiectmenai.co.uk/churchisle.php. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
- ↑ "St Tysilio's Church, Church Island in Wales & St. Tysilio". Wales Directory. http://www.walesdirectory.co.uk/tourist-attractions/Churches_and_Chapels/Wales9015.htm. Retrieved 2010-02-11.