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BREAKWATER COUNTRY PARK
(Article on the Development of the Country Park, 2004)
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Following the termination of the agreement to
supply stone for the Breakwater in 1976, supplies of
stone were brought in by road, and the quarry and works
were closed.
In
1988 the Ynys Môn Borough Council started work on a
multi-million pound project to transform the ruins in
Chwarel Gwaith Mynydd into a Country Park.
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Over
the past fifteen years nature has reclaimed her own, and
sitting enjoying the peace and tranquility of this 106
acre site, it is hard to imagine the noise, dust and
commotion of a century ago.
In order to provide
winter feed for the birds resident in the quarry, many
areas of land have been kept in their natural
state.
Whether you choose to relax by the lake,
take a gentle stroll around the quarry, or enjoy a more
strenuous walk to the top of the mountain, the
Breakwater Country Park has something for everyone.
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An
open air Industrial Trail Centre has been created in the
basin of the old Stone Crushing Mill used by William
Wild & Sons. It was known as Y Felin Newydd. The
Trail Centre contains a number of story panels tracing
the history of the quarries, and the building of the
Great Breakwater,
It also houses artefacts from
the period, including stone railway sets used in the
construction of the original broad gauge railway, which
it is believed were obtained second hand in 1849 from
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A
few minutes stroll away from the main car park lies the
Rocky Coast, a beautiful rugged coastline running from
the Breakwater towards North Stack. From Porth Namarch,
seen here, a gentle undulating path takes you past a
large rock pool, Pwll Crwyn, once used by children from
the mountain villages as a ready made swimming pool, to
Port yr Ogof, in the shadow of the Breakwater itself.
From the coast, you look across Holyhead Bay
towards the main island of Anglesey, with Mynydd y Garn
dominating the skyline. |
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