Bardsey Island, Gwynedd - off Aberdaron - Colourmaster postcard c.1970s

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• Picture / Image:  Bardsey Island off Aberdaron 
• Publisher: Colourmaster International - Photo Precision (PT28527)
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Bardsey Island (Welsh: Ynys Enlli), known as the legendary "Island of 20,000 Saints", is located 1.9 miles (3.1 km) off the Llŷn Peninsula in the Welsh county of Gwynedd.[2] The Welsh name means "The Island in the Currents", although its English name refers to the "Island of the Bards",[3] or possibly the island of the Viking chieftain, "Barda".

Bardsey is 0.6 miles (1.0 km) wide, 1.0 mile (1.6 km) long and 179 hectares (440 acres; 0.69 sq mi) in area.[4] The north east rises steeply from the sea to a height of 548 feet (167 m) at Mynydd Enlli,[5] which is a Marilyn, while the western plain is low and relatively flat cultivated farmland. To the south the island narrows to an isthmus, connecting to a peninsula on which the lighthouse stands.[6] Since 1974 it has been included in the community of Aberdaron.[7] It is the fourth largest offshore island in Wales.

The island has been an important religious site since the 6th century, when it is said that the Welsh kings of Llŷn and Saint Cadfan founded a monastery there[8] In medieval times it was a major centre of pilgrimage and, by 1212, belonged to the Augustinian Canons Regular.[9] The monastery was dissolved and its buildings demolished by Henry VIII in 1537,[10] but the island remains an attraction for pilgrims to this day.[10]

Bardsey Island is now as famous for its wildlife and rugged scenery. A bird observatory was established in 1953, largely due to the island's position on important migration routes.[11] It is of European importance, cited as a nesting place for Manx shearwaters and choughs, its rare plants, and habitats undisturbed by modern farming practices.[12] It is one of the best places in Gwynedd to see grey seals, and the waters around the island attract dolphins and porpoises.[11]

The spirituality and sacredness of the island, its relative remoteness, and its legendary claim to be the burial site of Merlin[13] have given it a special place in the cultural life of Wales, attracting artists, writers and musicians to its shores.[14] It has inspired award-winning literature,[15] and attracted internationally renowned singers.[16] Bardsey Island also marks the end point of the North Wales Pilgrims Way.[17]