Carmel Head (Welsh: Trwyn y Gadair)[1] is a prominent coastal headland on the northwest tip of the island of Anglesey.
It is a designated SSSI because of its geological interest for the Carmel Head Thrust fault where Precambrian rocks have been pushed over younger Ordovician rocks creating the Carmel Head thrust. Rock exposures along the cliffs of Carmel Head include Precambrian gneisses, which are almost certainly the oldest rocks in Wales.[2]
In the summer months the Anglesey Coastal Path passes over Carmel Head on a permissive path but in winter the path is closed to all for pheasant shooting.[3] Most of the land on the head, which peaks at 81 metres above sea level, is owned and managed by the National Trust.[4]
- ^ "Anglesey Place Names". Isle of Anglesey County Council.
- ^ "SSSIs: Carmel Head". Countryside Council for Wales. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ^ Johnson, Lou. "Walk 3580 – Carmel Head & the Skerries from near Cemlyn Bay, Anglesey". Walking Britain. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ^ "Carmel Head". allaboutanglesey.co.uk. Retrieved 14 April 2021.