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Ynys Gorad Goch, Menai Strait

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NPRN32993
Map ReferenceSH57SW
Grid ReferenceSH5449071280
Unitary (Local) AuthorityIsle of Anglesey
Old CountyAnglesey
CommunityLlanfair Pwllgwyngyll
Type Of SiteISLAND
PeriodGeneral
Description
Ynys Gorad Goch is the largest of several islands situated in the Menai Straits. It has a large house and two weirs (nprn 33276) built to trap fish. The name means 'Island of the red fish-trap'.
The garden is depicted on the Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25-inch map of Anglesey XIX, sheet 15.
C.H. Nicholas, RCAHMW, 7th August 2006.
Resources
DownloadTypeSourceDescription
application/pdfGeneral Digital Donations CollectionElectronic article entitled: 'Goradau Llanfair Wiers' an investigation of a 14th Century fishing complex situated on the banks of the Menai Strait below Plas Llanfair. Produced by Alun Lewis Jones in 2014.