Abermenai

A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology

Abermenai. The estuary or strait that separates Anglesey from the mainland of Wales.

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	All about... MENAI STRAIT.(Features) ; The 14mile-long Menai Strait separates Anglesey from mainland Wales. nIn some places the strait is almost 2 miles wide but narrows down to 200 meters where it passes beneath the... Read more
	All about . . . ABERMENAI POINT.(News) ; Abermenai Point is at the western end of the Menai Strait, which separates Anglesey from the mainland The strait extends 15 miles from Beaumaris to Abermenai Point, varying in width from 200 yards and two miles Although many Anglesey beaches are safe, the currents swirl around the point... Read more
	TEABREAK TEASERS.(Features) ; 1. Who wrote the novel Greenmantle? 2. Turnberry is a famous venue for which sport? 3. The Menai Straits separates Anglesey from which Welsh county? 4. Harlean Carpenter was the real name of which actress? 5. Which scientist said: ``God doesn... Read more
	All about...BEAUMARIS.(News) ; ...cottages, is Anglesey's most historic town, and a magnet for tourists. At one end of the Menai Strait, the waterway which separates Anglesey from mainland North Wales, the town, with its historic courthouse and Victorian jail, is dominated by its 800-year- old... Read more
	Study into the Strait's history.(News) ; ...Strait, off Bangor and Beaumaris and over the Lafan sands. The Strait, running from Caernarfon through to Puffin Island, separates Anglesey from the mainland. Sediment taken from different levels in the cores will be examined by Michael Roberts, 37, from Amlwch... Read more
	'HUGE BANG WOKE ME'.(News) ; The Menai Strait which separates Anglesey from the mainland is known to have a faultline running through it. And shifting plates are thought to be slowly pulling Anglesey... Read more
	Memories of Strait sought; Heritage centre project needs help from public.(News) ; Byline: DAVID GREENWOOD PEOPLE with a deep interest in the Menai Strait, which separates Anglesey from the mainland, are being given a chance to play a part in outlining the waterway's col ourful history. A group with high ambitions... Read more
	Yacht club's Mr Menai Strait pulls up anchor to sail into retirement.(Business) ; ...GREENWOOD A KEEN sailor, fondly known as Mr Menai Strait, is about to sever his official links with the waterway which separates Anglesey from mainland North Wales. David Gallichan has devoted his life to sailing on the Strait. But at the end of this month... Read more
	All about. . . ABERMENAI POINT.(Features) ; n Abermenai Point lies at the west end of the Menai Strait. n The sand and shingle arching out like a finger into Caernarfon Bay was created... Read more
	Bridge sound as pound coin; World-famous landmark stars in new collection.(News) ; ...bridge stars in a series of new collectable pounds 1 coins. The bridge spans the swirling waters of the Menai Strait which separates Anglesey from mainland North Wales. Opened in 1826 and recognised by many civil engineers as Telford's finest piece of work,it... Read more

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Anglesey Anglesey. An island and former county (until 1974) of north Wales, separated from the mainland by the Menai Strait or Abermenai. The Welsh name for the island is Môn; this is confused with Mona in some texts, a name usually referring to the... Read more

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