Mynydd Eilian | |
Elevation Ft: | 581 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Prominence Ft: | 404 |
Parent Peak: | Mynydd Bodafon |
Listing: | HuMPs |
Translation: | Mountain of Saint Elian |
Language: | Welsh |
Location: | Anglesey, Wales |
Coordinates: | 53.4002°N -4.2985°W |
Grid Ref Uk: | SH 47286 91724 |
Map: | Wales Anglesey |
Mynydd Eilian,[1] sometimes also referred as Mynydd Llaneilian,[2] is a hill in Anglesey, Wales.
The word Mynydd in Welsh stands for Mountain.[3] Eilian refers to Saint Elian (Welsh: Sant Eilian), to whom are named several nearby places and buildigs, like the village of Llaneilian and the Saint Eilian's Church.[4]
Mynydd Eilian, after the Mynydd Bodafon, is the second-highest hill of the Isle of Anglesey.[5] [6] The hill is located close to the NE extremity of Anglesey, and overlooks Llaneilian and the Point Lynas (Welsh: Trwyn Eilian).[7] Because of its topographic prominence is classified as a HuMP.[8] With the Parys Mountain is a visual landmark of the nearby area.[9] South of the Mynydd Eilian stands a lower hill named "Mynydd Nebo", where is located a couple of telecomunication masts.[10]
An archeologic site named Llys Caswallon, located some hundred metres E of the hilltop, was studied in the 2010s. Some clues lead to identify it as a prehistoric enclosure.[11]
The hill summit can be accessed from the village of Pengorffwysfa, at first by an asphalted lane and then following a public footpath.[12]
Mynydd Eilian is part of the Anglesey AONB,[13] and thus some activities or construction works can be restricted because of that. Around the hill was also extablished a RIGS named Mynydd Eilian RIGS Site, mainly to preserve some interesting outcrops of hornblende picrite outcrops. The rocks of the site date back to the Palaeozoic age.[14]