Afon Braint
| Afon Braint (Afon Braint) | |
| River | |
 The stepping stones across Afon Braint | |
| Country | Wales |
|---|---|
| Source | Pentraeth |
| - coordinates | 53°17′4″N 4°9′57″W / 53.28444°N 4.16583°W |
| Mouth | Menai Strait |
| - coordinates | 53°8′52″N 4°20′18″W / 53.14778°N 4.33833°WCoordinates: 53°8′52″N 4°20′18″W / 53.14778°N 4.33833°W |
Afron Braint is a small tidal river on Anglesey, North Wales. There is a series of stepping stones near to the village of Dwyran, and a Grade II bridge near Penmynydd.
Description
The Afron Braint is a tidal river located in the south east of the island of Anglesey, North Wales.[1] It rises in the hills to the south of Pentraeth Forest, east of Pentraeth and south-west of Llanddona; travels west-south-west roughly parallel with the Menai Strait passing north-west of Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll; and runs parallel and to the north of the A4080 road until at Dwyran it passes beneath the road and turns south-west. Its mouth sits at the south-west end of the Menai Straits, at the north of the Newborough Warren dunes, south of Dwyran and south-east of Pen-Lôn.
The river name derives from Brigantia, a goddess in Celtic (Gallo-Roman and Romano-British) religion of Late Antiquity.[2]
The prehistoric Bryn Celli Ddu, considered to be one of Wales's finest passage graves,[3] is located 200 metres (660 ft) from the river.[4] Near to the village of Dwyran, there is a series of large limestone stepping stones across the river.[1] There is a Grade II listed bridge in close proximity to Penmynydd.[5]
In 2004, the river flooded causing disruption to the train services on the Holyhead to Chester line at the Llanfairpwllgwyngyll crossing.[6] A tugboat has been named after the river; the Afon Braint was delivered to the Holyhead Towing Company in April 2005.[7]
Notes
- 1 2 Plant 2014, p. 82.
- ↑ Hughes, Kristoffer. The Book of Celtic Magic: Transformative Teachings from the Cauldron of Awen. Llewellyn Worldwide, 8 Aug 2014.
- ↑ coflein NPRN: 93827, RCAHMW, accessed 12 June 2014
- ↑ Cummings & Whittle 2004, p. 51.
- ↑ "Bridge over the Afon Braint, Penmynydd". British Listed Building. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ↑ Jones, Ceri (16 October 2004). "Brace Yourself for Wet Wednesday". Western Mail. Retrieved 16 April 2016 – via HighBeam Research. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ "'Afon Braint' - the Latest of a Successful Breed". Maritime Journal. 1 May 2005. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
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