Place details
Place nameAnglesey
Other namesIsle of Anglesey, Ynys Môn, Anglesea, Angle's Eye, Mona, Anglesaga
CountryUnited Kingdom
Latitude53.25
Longitude-4.333
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Located in Irish Sea; was important religious center from ancient times; site of many Neolithic megalithic monuments; was last Druidic stonghold to be captured by Romans in 61 CE; Edward I of England conquered island in 1282.