The Island

An island, differently

A growing record of Ynys Môn, place by place. An interactive map is on the way. For now, browse by location below.

Silver Bay

A quiet northern bay below an old fort, easy to miss and hard to leave.

Pine forest giving way to dune and tidal island, facing Yr Wyddfa across the strait.

Wide western sands, low rock and a long, changeable light.

A river mouth, dunes, and weather that arrives from a long way off.

Coming to the collection

The calm side of the island, looking across the strait to Eryri.

Coming to the collection

The eastern point, priory and lighthouse, tide moving fast past the point.

The northern coast's working harbour, small and unpolished.

Rock pools, sheltered coves, and a beach that empties out by evening.

Coming to the collection

A small headland beach on Holy Island, dunes running down to a wide, gentle bay.

The island's edge: cliff, sea stack and the mountain above the port.

The water between the island and the mainland, never quite still.