Marian-glas

Principal areaPreserved countyCountryWalesSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townMARIANGLASPostcode districtLL73Dialling code01248PoliceNorth WalesFireNorth WalesAmbulanceWelsh UK ParliamentSenedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament 53°20′05″N 4°14′52″W / 53.3346°N 4.2478°W / 53.3346; -4.2478

Marian-glas or Marianglas (Welsh pronunciation^ⓘ) is a small village and post town in Anglesey, north-west Wales. It lies between the larger villages of Moelfre and Benllech and just off the A5025. There is a large caravan park on the edge of the village and several camp sites. There is a church and pub but no shop. It has a memorial to those killed in the two world wars, including a list of 17 seamen from the Merchant Navy.^[1]

Marian-glas Hut Group is an unenclosed hut circle (53°20′16″N 4°15′06″W / 53.3379°N 4.2516°W / 53.3379; -4.2516 (Marian-glas Hut Group), SH501846). This Scheduled Ancient Monument (Cadw SAM No. AN093) is a roundhouse settlement dating at least back to Roman times. It is also called Cae Marh Hut Group. There are several huts with thick walls, some standing up to 1.4m high.^[2][3] Some of the huts' walls are now obscured by a thicket, while others are visible as wall lines in the lawns of Marianglas caravan park. The location is indicated on the ground through a signboard by the Ministry of Public Building and Works (which dates the sign to 1962–70).^[4]

Notable people

• Elen Roger Jones (1908–1999) a Welsh actress and teacher.
• Hugh Griffith (1912–1980) Academy Award-winning film, stage, and TV actor.^[5]

Gallery

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  Marian-glas Hut Group and Ministry of Works sign
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  Yr Hen Ysgol - a former school building facing the green at Marian-Glas

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