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Holy Island (in Welsh, Ynys Cybi, 'the island of Saint Cybi') is a small island (approx. 464 ha, 1.8 square miles) on the western side of Anglesey, Wales. It is called "Holy" because of the high concentration of standing stones, burial chambers and other religious sites on the small island. According to the 2001 Census, the population of Ynys Cybi is 13,579.

History

Transportation

Holy Island is connected to Anglesey by two road links. The first is made up of causeways carrying the A5/A55 road and the main railway line to Chester and London, and the original bridge of the A5 post road. The second is Four Mile Bridge which carries a 'B' road and is much smaller.

The main settlement is the port of Holyhead, from which passenger ferries travel to Dún Laoghaire and Dublin, Ireland, and freight ferries also travel to Dublin.

Around 30 miles of the 125-mile Anglesey Coastal Path is on Holy Island.

Shipwrecks

Peripheral islands and stacks include South Stack, with its famous lighthouse. Before—and even after—the construction of lighthouses, the cliffs and jagged rocks of the island were a great danger to sailors.

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Writing system: Latin alphabet (Welsh variant) 
Official status
Official language of: Wales (de facto)
Regulated by: no official regulation
Language codes
ISO 639-1: cy
ISO 639-2: wel (B) 
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Saint Cybi (in Welsh) or Saint Cuby (in Cornish) was a 6th century Cornish bishop, saint and, briefly, king, who worked largely in North Wales. His biography is recorded in two slightly variant medieval 'lives'.
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island (IPA: /aɪ.lɪnd/) or isle (IPA: /aɪ.ʌl
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A hectare (symbol ha, pronounced /ˌhɛkˈtɛə(ɹ)/) is a unit of area equal to 10,000 square metres, or one square hectometre, and commonly used for measuring land area.
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Anglesey (historically Anglesea; Welsh: Ynys Môn, pronounced /ˌənɨ̞s'mo:n/
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Motto
Cymru am byth   (Welsh)
"Wales forever"
Anthem
"Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau"
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Standing stones, orthostats, liths or more commonly, megaliths because of their large and cumbersome size, are solitary stones set vertically in the ground and come in many different varieties.
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A chamber tomb is a tomb for burial used in many different cultures. In the case of individual burials, the chamber is thought to signify a higher status for the interree than a simple grave.
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The A5 is a major road in the United Kingdom. It runs for about 260 miles (including sections concurrent with other designations) from London to Holyhead, following in part the route of the Roman
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The A55, also known as the North Wales Expressway, is a major road in Britain. Its entire length is a dual carriageway primary route, with the exception of the point where it crosses the Britannia Bridge over the Menai Strait.
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Constituent country England
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Four Mile Bridge (Welsh: Pont Rhydbont) is the name given to a bridge and and the village surrounding it in Anglesey, Wales. They are so named because they are located around four miles south east of Holyhead, the largest town on the island.
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Holyhead
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Dún Laoghaire (Irish pronunciation /duːn ˈɫeːrʲə/; anglicised spelling Dunleary, pronunciation /dʌn ˈlɪəri/
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Dublin (IPA: /ˈdʌblɨn, ˈdʊblɨn/, or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/) (Irish: Baile Átha Cliath,
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Anglesey Coastal Path runs along the 125-mile (200 km) coastline of this North West Wales island, including Holy Island in the West. The £1.4 million coastal path runs virtually within the entire Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on Anglesey.
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South Stack (Welsh: Ynys Lawd) is an island situated just off Holy Island on the North West coast of Anglesey. It is famous as the location of one of Wales' most spectacular lighthouses.
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