Holyhead Mountain
| Holyhead Mountain | ||
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 Trig point on the summit |
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| height | 220 m ASL | |
| location | Holy Island , Anglesey , Wales | |
| Coordinates | 53 ° 18 '48 " N , 4 ° 40' 33" W | |
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| particularities | highest mountain in County Anglesey | |
Holyhead Mountain ( Welsh : Mynydd Twr) is a mountain on Holy Island in north Wales . The mountain takes up almost the entire north-west side of the island and drops directly into the Irish Sea on two sides . With a height of 220 m, the mountain is the highest point in County Anglesey and due to its isolated location, its notch height is just as high, which qualifies it as a Marilyn .
history
At the foot of the mountain towards South Stack Island are the remains of a Holyhead Mountain Group settlement . Of the original 50 round huts, the remains of 20 can still be seen. Archaeological studies have shown that these were used for metal processing.
At the top of the mountain are the remains of an Iron Age fort (Welsh name: Caer y Twr ). The walls are up to 3.30 m high and up to 4.50 m wide at the base. The walls enclose an inner space of 7 hectares. At the highest point within the fort there are the remains of a watchtower, which was used by the Romans from the 2nd to the 4th century. The tower could transmit optical signals through a chain of other towers to the Roman camp in Chester .
Captain Hugh Evans set up an optical telegraph station on the mountain in 1801 , which could relay signals that ships sent to the station on the North Stack to the port of Holyhead .
The Anglesey Coastal Path part of the Wales Coast Path passes Holyhead Mountain.
Individual evidence
- ^ Ty Mawr Hut group Holyhead on BBC North West Wales, February 22, 2012, accessed June 28, 2014
- ↑ Caer y Twr, ibid.
- ↑ CAER-Y-TWR STONE WALLED HILLFORT ON HOLYHEAD MOUNTAIN from Royal Commission on the ancient and historical monuments of Wales (Monument Nr.93839), accessed June 28, 2014
- ^ South Stack Lighthouse on Anglesey History, accessed June 28, 2014