Ynys y Fydlyn

Nearest town:
Holyhead (11km SSW)
OS reference:
SH29189175
OS sheet:
114
Latitude:
53° 23' 40.56 N
Longitude:
4° 34' 9.62 W
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Images

Image of Ynys y Fydlyn (Promontory Fort) by thesweetcheat

Retrospective from the north, just before we turned the corner to leave Holyhead Bay. The iconic Lleyn hills line the skyline.

Image credit: A. Brookes (26.4.2017)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Jun 4, 2017
Image of Ynys y Fydlyn (Promontory Fort) by thesweetcheat

Not long after we left a training exercise demonstrated the best way to get to the seaward section.

Image credit: A. Brookes (26.4.2017)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Jun 4, 2017
Image of Ynys y Fydlyn (Promontory Fort) by thesweetcheat

Looking down on the site from the cliff to the northeast.

Image credit: A. Brookes (26.4.2017)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Jun 4, 2017
Image of Ynys y Fydlyn (Promontory Fort) by thesweetcheat

Looking down on the single bank that forms the artificial defences.

Image credit: A. Brookes (26.4.2017)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Jun 4, 2017
Image of Ynys y Fydlyn (Promontory Fort) by thesweetcheat

The sheer cliffs separating the two parts. Access to the seaward section is now only by boat, or as we discovered shortly, helicopter.

Image credit: A. Brookes (26.4.2017)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Jun 4, 2017
Image of Ynys y Fydlyn (Promontory Fort) by thesweetcheat

Looking from the landward section to the seaward, higher part. There is a possible hut circle on the seaward part.

Image credit: A. Brookes (26.4.2017)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Jun 4, 2017
Image of Ynys y Fydlyn (Promontory Fort) by thesweetcheat

The landward part of the site is undermined by an impressive sea arch. Fellow visitors for scale (they came by kayak).

Image credit: A. Brookes (26.4.2017)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Jun 4, 2017
Image of Ynys y Fydlyn (Promontory Fort) by thesweetcheat

The split of the promontory into two is best seen from the south. If you look hard, you can see a seal’s head in the middle of the bay.

Image credit: A. Brookes (26.4.2017)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Jun 4, 2017

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