Thanks! I spent a lot of time in the library when I was there.

Poster for four talks at Menai Heritage about lighthouses and bridges

Book cover of Lighthouses of Wales by Warren Kovach

I'll be giving a talk about the Lighthouses of Wales tomorrow, 15 April, 7pm, for Menai Heritage (across from Waitrose, Menai Bridge). All welcome!
More info on my Lighthouses book at www.anglesey-history.co.uk/shop/lightho...

It was great to see a review of my Lighthouses of Wales book in Amateur Photographer magazine!

Church interior view showing Altar and Side Chapel below oak barrel ceiling.

A shared heritage - From Celtic saints to the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company - so many connections between #Ireland & #Wales conserved in the magnificent St. Cybi's Church #Holyhead #YnysMôn #IrishSea #migration

Church interior with speaker. Background window also on display screen.

"Islamic patterned #glass is very specific to #YnysMôn."
#heritage #culture #religion #diversity #art #architecture

A rare treat to hear interpretation of #stainedglass by Martin Crampin in St. Cybi's Church #Holyhead #Anglesey

Article from the Trinity House journal Flash, about the modernisation of the Skerries lighthouse.

The latest Flash journal from lighthouse authority Trinity House has a very interesting article about the modernisation programme just completed at the Skerries lighthouse, off Anglesey. Download the PDF here: www.trinityhouse.co.uk/asset/5898/d...

Rare Bronze Age axe head discovered by detectorists on Anglesey Chris Evans and James Fraser made the amazing find while detecting in a field

Rare Bronze Age axe head discovered by detectorists on Anglesey www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-w...

A large white-grey limestone chambered tomb

#TombTuesday 💀 The massive limestone megaliths of the Lligwy Neolithic burial chamber survive in pasture on eastern Ynys Môn/Anglesey.

Beneath the vast capstone is a low chamber complete with natural shelves where offerings may be placed

📷 My own, April 2024

Poster yn hysbysebu cyfrifiad capeli newydd y Comisiwn Brenhinol Henebion Cymru. Poster advertising the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales' new chapel census.

📢 New Census of Welsh Nonconformist Chapels Launched!

The @rcahmwales.bsky.social has launched a new census to record the current story of Welsh Nonconformist chapels and inform their future.

Take part here:
🔗 zurl.co/cNO1n

I'm having fun spotting my Lighthouses of Wales book on shelves around Wales!

Entrance to the Trysor exhibition

Bridle bits recently found at Llyn Cerrig Bach

The history gallery at Oriel Môn

Poster for the Trysor exhibition

It was fantastic to attend the opening last night to see the new Trysor exhibition of recent archaeological treasures on Anglesey at Oriel Môn. They have also revamped the history gallery with new displays of prehistoric artefacts. www.orielmon.org/en/exhibitio...

Poster for four talks at Menai Heritage about lighthouses and bridges

Book cover of Lighthouses of Wales by Warren Kovach

I'll be giving a talk about the Lighthouses of Wales on 15 April, 7pm, for Menai Heritage (across from Waitrose, Menai Bridge). All welcome!
More info on my Lighthouses book at www.anglesey-history.co.uk/shop/lightho...

It is a parabolic curve, which is able to support itself without internal supports or buttresses. It is made of reinforced concrete.

Thanks, I hadn't noticed that. I did send a correction to Adam a while back!

It's lovely, but unfortunately closed at the moment as there is a lot of water ingress around the bands of lights in the ceiling.

I've been researching the very interesting life of the architect, Giuseppe Rinvolucri, and will have a paper on him in the next Anglesey Antiquarian Society Transactions. I've also done a DWB entry for him: biography.wales/article/s15-...

Our meetings are mainly for members, but others are welcome and are encouraged to make a donation or join the Society. www.hanesmon.org.uk/aaswp/member...

Our next talk, 17 April, 7pm, at Oriel Môn, Llangefni, will be by Rachel Morley, director of Friends of Friendless Churches, on "‘Saving the Unwanted’: A whistle stop tour through our 69 years of rescuing, repairing, and re-opening historic churches."

Prof Sara Elin Roberts giving a talk on Welsh medieval manuscripts

We enjoyed a fascinating talk last night by Prof Sara Elin Roberts on her experiences working with medieval Welsh manuscripts.

Wales' hidden place names brought to light Unrecorded historic place names across Wales are being formally recognised and added to a national record of more than 715,000 entries. Community gathering sessions have taken place across Eryri, in p...

Wales’ hidden place names brought to light
nation.cymru/news/wales-h...

Bydd eglwys hanesyddol yng Nghaergybi yn cynnal diwrnod treftadaeth ar ôl adfer mawr - Diocese of Bangor Historic Holyhead church to host heritage day after major restoration

St Cybi’s Church in Holyhead will welcome visitors on Saturday 11 April for a series of talks exploring the rich religious history of Holy Island.
bangor.eglwysyngnghymru.org.uk/newyddion/20...

Poster about a talk by Warren Kovach on Lighthouses of Wales

I'll be giving a talk today (17 March, 2pm) about the Lighthouses of Wales at Pentraeth Memorial Hall; all welcome! I'll be selling copies of my book, also available on my website: lighthouses.wales/lighthouses-...

For #stainedglasssunday, a window from Llanbadrig Church on Anglesey, an Islamic-inspired design installed in a 14th century church during 1884 restorations funded by Henry Stanley, 3rd Baron of Alderley, diplomat to the Ottoman Empire and Muslim convert. www.anglesey-history.co.uk/places/churc...

Carving of a turtle at Brithdir

Carving of an owl at Brithdir

Carving of a kingfisher at Brithdir

Interior of Brithdir church.

On my way back to Anglesey from the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth today, with a stop to see my favourite animals at the wonderful Arts & Crafts church of St Mark's, Brithdir, looked after by @friendlesschurches.bsky.social
friendsoffriendlesschurches.org.uk/church/st-ma...

Post about a talk by Warren Kovach on Lighthouses of Wales

I'll be giving a talk about the Lighthouses of Wales at Pentraeth Memorial Hall next week (17 March, 2pm); all welcome!

Ink and paint picture of one side of a yellowy-brown stone box, standing on a plinth of there square-fronted stones, on a stone floor. The box has a central carved cross, within a ring, which is set above two semi-circles. Around the outside are several borders, of which the outermost have barley-sugar twists and the top has a zig-sag decoration.

#ArtDD2026
St Peulan's C11th font, Anglesey
Or is it?

It may have once been an altar containing the relics of St Peulan. If so, it would be the only surviving pre-Norman altar in Britain.
Owned by @friendlesschurches.bsky.social

@saocousins.bsky.social @andykaitken.bsky.social et al

Photo of Warren Kovach giving a talk

A slide from the Menai Bridge talk

I enjoyed giving a talk about the Menai Suspension Bridge to the Th!nk Rhosneigr group last night, followed by good food and good company! If your group would like to hear one of my talks check out my website: warrenkovach.co.uk/public-speak...

Image of South Stack lighthouse at sunset

South Stack lighthouse was first lit #OnThisDay in 1809. Find out more about the lighthouse on my website lighthouses.wales/the-lighthou..., and also my book Lighthouses of Wales : lighthouses.wales/lighthouses-...

Commemorative coins for the 200th anniversary of the Menai Suspension Bridge

I picked up a few of the Menai Suspension Bridge Bicentenary souvenir coins this morning, ready to send to some bridge-loving friends. You can buy them for £5 (cash) each at the MB Town Council office at the Coed Cyrnol car park (9am-1pm, Mon-Thurs). www.facebook.com/permalink.ph...

‘It’s astonishing how well it has lasted’: Anglesey marks 200th anniversary of beloved bridge Despite repair problems, its admirers say Thomas Telford’s Menai Bridge is good for another two centuries

‘It’s astonishing how well it has lasted’: Anglesey marks 200th anniversary of beloved bridge
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...