Skerries, Anglesey

Historical Description

Skerries, a group of rocky islands off the NW coast of Anglesey, 2 miles NW of Carnal Point, and 8½ N by E of Holyhead. They have grand rock scenery, abound with sea-fowl, and are said to contain asbestos. A lighthouse was erected on the largest in 1714, shows an intermittent light 117 feet high, visible at the distance of 16 miles, brought a revenue in 1835 and previous years of about £20,000 per annum to the owner. The group was sold in 1835 to the Trinity Board for £445,000.

Maps

Online maps of Skerries are available from a number of sites:

• Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
• Google Streetview.
• National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
• OpenStreetMap.
• old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
• Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
• A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)

Newspapers and Periodicals

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

• Western Mail
• The North Wales Chronicle