Holyhead Mountain

Holyhead Mountain
picture of Holyhead Mountain / Mynydd Tŵr taken from the town's New Park
Elevation	220 m (722 ft)
Prominence	220 m (722 ft)
Parent peak	none - HP Holy Island
Listing	Marilyn, council top
Location
Location	Anglesey,  Wales
Topo map	OS Landranger 114
OS grid	SH218829

Holyhead Mountain (Welsh: Mynydd Twr, short for 'Pentwr', but often mistaken for Tŵr, meaning 'tower') is the highest hill on Holy Island, Anglesey, and the highest in the county of Anglesey, north Wales. It lies about three kilometres west of the town of Holyhead, and slopes steeply down to the Irish Sea on two sides. There is a late Roman watchtower, called Caer y Tŵr (Tower Fortress) on the east side of the hill. Holyhead Mountain also has an Iron Age Stone Circle settlement and the material for the Breakwater was quarried from the Mountain too. It is the first sight of land people have when travelling from Dublin to Holyhead.

Holyhead Mountain attracts many visitors, and it is also located close to South Stack lighthouse; many people come to see the variety of birds which nest along the cliff faces near South Stack.

External links

• Ancient Britain - Holyhead Mountain Hut Group
• Ancient Britain - Caer Y Tŵr
• www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Holyhead Mountain and surrounding area

Coordinates: 53°18′47″N 4°40′35″W / 53.31297°N 4.67637°W / 53.31297; -4.67637