Ynys Cantwr

Ynys Cantwr

Ynys Cantwr from Ramsey Island
Geography
Coordinates 51°51′7.16″N 5°20′1.64″W / 51.8519889°N 5.3337889°W / 51.8519889; -5.3337889Coordinates: 51°51′7.16″N 5°20′1.64″W / 51.8519889°N 5.3337889°W / 51.8519889; -5.3337889
Administration
Wales
County Pembrokeshire
Demographics
Population 0

Ynys Cantwr is a small tidal island south of Ramsey Island, Pembrokeshire, Wales. Its highest point is 54 metres.[1]

Etymology

The island's name in Welsh means precentor's Island, because it was formerly owned by the precentors of St David's.[2]

References

  1. Ynys Cantwr on www.hill-bagging.co.uk
  2. David Mills (2011). A Dictionary of British Place-Names. Oxford University Press. p. 517. ISBN 9780199609086.

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