BARDSEY ISLAND;YNYS ENLLI

Site Details

NPRN
402783
Map Reference
SH12SW
Grid Reference
SH115222
Unitary (Local) Authority
Gwynedd
Old County
Caernarfonshire
Community
Aberdaron
Type of Site
ISLAND
Broad Class
Civil
Period
General

Site Description

"Bardsey Island (Ynys Enlli) lies across the Sound about two miles (about 3km) off the tip of the Ll'n Peninsula in North Wales. It is 1.5 miles (2.5km) in length and, at its widest point, it is just over half a mile (1km) across. The mountain, Mynydd Enlli, rises to a height of 167m. It covers an area of 180 hectares, most of which is farmed. The island was bought by the Bardsey Island Trust in 1979. It is managed by the Trust in conjunction with the Countryside Council for Wales and CADW. Bardsey is a National Nature Reserve, Site of Special Scientific Interest and part of the Llyn Environmentally Sensitive Area."

Information from website of Bardsey Island Trust, 2005.

T. Driver