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Anglesey is an island off the north-west coast of Wales, separated from the mainland by the Menai Strait. At 676 square kilometres, it is the largest island in both Wales and the Irish Sea, and the seventh largest in Britain.
The phrase Môn Mam Cymru, meaning "Môn, Mother of Wales," was coined by Gerald of Wales to describe the island's agricultural productivity. The name reflects how the island historically supplied food to the surrounding region.
In 60 AD, Roman general Gaius Suetonius Paulinus attacked Anglesey to destroy the power of the druids, razing their shrines and sacred groves. The island was not fully brought into the Roman Empire until 78 AD, when Gnaeus Julius Agricola completed the conquest.
Beaumaris Castle was built by Edward I following Prince Madog ap Llywelyn's 1294 rebellion. Construction was abandoned by the 1320s, leaving the castle incomplete. It is now part of the Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd World Heritage Site and has been open to the public since 1925.
According to the 2021 census, 55 percent of Anglesey's residents speak Welsh. The county ranks second in Wales for the proportion of Welsh speakers, and is considered a heartland of the language.
Anglesey received UNESCO Global Geopark status in 2015 for its unique and wide-ranging geology. The island is the only onshore part of the United Kingdom to contain sediments dated to the Early Middle Miocene period, and its rock formations span from Precambrian to Carboniferous and beyond.