Aberffraw
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| Coordinates | 53 ° 12 ′ N , 4 ° 28 ′ W | ||
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| Country | United Kingdom | ||
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Wales | ||
| Unitary Authority | Anglesey | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-AGY | ||
| Residents | 599 (2001) | ||
 Aberffraw from the south
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Aberffraw is a town and civil parish on the island of Anglesey in Wales .
General
Aberffraw is on the southwest coast of the Isle of Anglesey ( Welsh Ynys Môn ), on the west bank of the Afon Ffraw River. Almost 80% of the population use Welsh as their main language. The nearest train station is in Bodorgan , and there is a post office in town. The old St. Marys Church (probably from the 12th century) is looked after by the Friends of Friendless Churches organization. In the vicinity of the village are the Llyn Coron lake , a Neolithic burial chamber at Barclodiad y Gawres and the 13th century church of Saint Cwyfan on a hill on the island of Cribinau . In this church, which can only be reached by boat, mass is held in the summer months, and it is also very popular for weddings. Aberffraw has a sandy beach that is part of the Anglesey Coastal Path . The coast is recognized as the Heritage Coast .
In the early Middle Ages, Aberffraw was the seat of the kings of Gwynedd , known as the Aberffraw dynasty, for approximately AD 860 to 1170 . According to the Royal Annals, the royal castle ( Llys ) was demolished by King Edward I of England as building material for the nearby Beaumaris Castle .
mythology
In the story Branwen ferch Llŷr ("Branwen, the daughter of Llŷr") it is reported that the wedding between Princess Branwen of Gwynedd and the Irish King Matholwch took place in Aberffraw. Here also the horses of the Irish were mutilated by Branwen's half-brother Efnisien , which almost led to war.
Picture gallery
St. Beunos Church
Bridge over the Afon Ffraw
Aberffraw Bay with beach
Signpost of the Coastal Path
literature
- Bernhard Maier : Aberffraw. In: ders .: Lexicon of Celtic Religion and Culture (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 466). Kröner, Stuttgart 1994, ISBN 3-520-46601-5 , p. 1.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Bernhard Maier: Aberffraw. In: ders .: Lexicon of Celtic Religion and Culture (= Kröner's pocket edition, Volume 466), Alfred Kröner Verlag , Stuttgart 1994, ISBN 3-520-46601-5 , p. 1.
- ↑ Llangwyfan - "The Church in the Sea" ( Memento of 23 February 2001 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Bernhard Maier: The religion of the Celts. Gods, myths, worldview . Beck, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-406-48234-1 , p. 1.