Afon Braint
Template:Geobox Afron Braint is a small tidal river on Anglesey, North Wales. There is a series of stepping stones near to the village of Dwyran, and a Grade II bridge near Penmynydd.
Description
The Afon Braint is a tidal river located in the south east of the island of Anglesey, North Wales.[1] It rises in the hills to the south of Pentraeth Forest, east of Pentraeth and south-west of Llanddona; travels west-south-west roughly parallel with the Menai Strait passing north-west of Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll; and runs parallel and to the north of the A4080 road until at Dwyran it passes beneath the road and turns south-west. Its mouth sits at the south-west end of the Menai Straits, at the north of the Newborough Warren dunes, south of Dwyran and south-east of Pen-Lôn.
The river name derives from Brigantia, a goddess in Celtic (Gallo-Roman and Romano-British) religion of Late Antiquity.[2]
The prehistoric Bryn Celli Ddu, considered to be one of Wales's finest passage graves,[3] is located 200 metres (660 ft) from the river.[4] Near to the village of Dwyran, there is a series of large limestone stepping stones across the river.[1] There is a Grade II listed bridge in close proximity to Penmynydd.[5]
In 2004, the river flooded causing disruption to the train services on the Holyhead to Chester line at the Llanfairpwllgwyngyll crossing.[6] A tugboat has been named after the river; the Afon Braint was delivered to the Holyhead Towing Company in April 2005.[7]
Notes
- ^ a b Plant 2014, p. 82.
- ^ Hughes, Kristoffer. The Book of Celtic Magic: Transformative Teachings from the Cauldron of Awen. Llewellyn Worldwide, 8 Aug 2014.
- ^ coflein NPRN: 93827, RCAHMW, accessed 12 June 2014
- ^ Cummings & Whittle 2004, p. 51.
- ^ "Bridge over the Afon Braint, Penmynydd". British Listed Building. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ^ Jones, Ceri (16 October 2004). "Brace Yourself for Wet Wednesday". Western Mail. Retrieved 16 April 2016 – via HighBeam Research.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|subscription=ignored (|url-access=suggested) (help) - ^ "'Afon Braint' - the Latest of a Successful Breed". Maritime Journal. 1 May 2005. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
References
- Cummings, Vicki; Whittle, A.W.R. (2004). Places of Special Virtue: Megaliths in the Neolithic Landscapes of Wales. Oxford: David Brown Book Company. ISBN 978-1-84217-108-0.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Plant, Steve (2014). A Wander Around Wales. Peterborough: FastPrint Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78035-761-4.
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