Lavan Sands, Anglesey

Historical Description

Lavan Sands, a sandy expanse, alternately covered and left bare by the tide, in Beaumaris Bay, between Anglesey and Carnarvonshire. It extends 4 miles across from Beaumaris to Aber, and 5 seaward from Bangor to a line 2½ NE of Beaumaris. It is subject to shiftings, and has been the scene of many fatal accidents. It is fabled to have been once a flourishing plain, thickly inhabited, and suddenly submerged. Its name is supposed to be a corruption of a Welsh word signifying to weep, and is alleged to allude to the wailing of the inhabitants at the time of submergence.

Newspapers and Periodicals

The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following newspapers online:

• Western Mail
• The North Wales Chronicle