This website is an expanding guide to the
geology of Anglesey (Ynys Môn), for
visitors, students, teachers and
researchers. The Isle of Anglesey is the
largest of the Welsh islands, situated in
the north west corner of Wales. The
island covers an area of some 720 square
kilometres and it has 201 kilometres of
coastline.
The wealth of the island's natural
environment is demonstrated by its having
22,000 hectares classified as an Area of
Outstanding Natural Beauty, 60 Sites of
Special Scientific Interest, 4 National
Nature Reserves, 3 Local Nature Reserves,
3 Special Protection Areas and 5
candidate Special Areas of Conservation.
Please follow the links above to begin
your virtual tour of the island and its
fascinating, complex and sometimes
controversial rocks, and thankyou for
visiting!
The Anglesey
Geodiversity project has been generously
supported by the following organisations:
CCW, the Welsh Assembly Government,
Menter Môn, Medrwn Môn and the
Isle of Anglesey AONB. |
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Design, graphics
& layout - John Mason
Text - Margaret Wood, Stewart
Campbell, Brian Windley
Editing - John Mason .
Photographs - as accredited.
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