Marian-glas

Marian-glas or Marianglas (Welsh pronunciation) is a small village and post town in Anglesey, in north-west Wales.[1] It is situated between the larger villages of Moelfre and Benllech and just off the A5025. There is a large caravan park on the edge of the village and several camp sites. However, there is a church and pub but no shop. It has a memorial to those killed in the two world wars, including a list of 17 seamen from the Merchant Navy.[2]

Marian-glas

Henefail Cottages in Marian-glas
Marian-glas
Location within Anglesey
OS grid referenceSH503843
Community
Principal area
Ceremonial county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMARIANGLAS
Postcode districtLL73
Dialling code01248
PoliceNorth Wales
FireNorth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament

Marian-glas Hut Group is an unenclosed hut circle (53.3379°N 4.2516°W / 53.3379; -4.2516 (Marian-glas Hut Group), SH501846). This Scheduled Ancient Monument (Cadw SAM No. AN093) is a roundhouse settlement dating at least back to Roman times. It is also called Cae Marh Hut Group. There are several huts with thick walls, some standing up to 1.4m high.[3][4] Some of the huts walls are now obscured by a thicket, while others are visible as wall lines in the lawns of Marianglas caravan park. The location is indicated on the ground through a signboard by the Ministry of Public Building and Works (which dates the sign to 1962–70).[5]

Academy Award-winning actor Hugh Griffith was born in Marian-glas in 1912.[6]

  • Marian-glas Hut Group and Ministry of Works sign
  • Yr Hen Ysgol - a former school building facing the green at Marian-Glas

References
  1. Google Maps (Map). Google. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  2. "Marianglas War Memorials on the Isle of Anglesey". Anglesey.info. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  3. Coflein NPRN No.302509, RCAHMW .
  4. Archwilio: Gwynneth Archaeological Trust PRN No 3611.
  5. "Records of the successive Works departments, and the Ancient Monuments Boards and... | The National Archives". Discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  6. "BBC - Cymru - Bywyd - Pobl - Hugh Griffith".


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