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Y Pen Llyn ar un wefan! The Llyn Peninsula in one website!

YNYS ENLLI/BARDSEY ISLAND

Enlli, "Island of 20,000 saints", is two miles off the tip of Llyn. The island is thought to have formed much further south than it's present location, as a volcano in the ocean, and it's pretty clear where about on the island the volcano is now!

Ynys Enlli is thought to mean "island of the tides", the sound, between the water between the island and the mainland is very treacherous. It was thought in the times of the Pilgrims that three journeys to Enlli equalled one to Rome.

Enlli was the end of the road for the pilgrims, who would walk along the northern coast of Llyn to Aberdaron, where they got boats and sailed over to the island if the weather was good enough. Aberdaron's St. Hywyn's church is thought to have been where pilgrims stayed in the village before heading over to Enlli.

The route that the pilgrims took to get to Enlli has now been opened and people now have the opportunity to follow in the pilgrims footsteps to get to Enlli. The walk starts at the ancient church in Clynnog Fawr, and ends on Enlli.

Only a handful of people live on Bardsey now, the island is looked after by the Bardsey Island Trust. The RSPB observes the birds that flock onto the island during the migration periods and many different types of bird have been recorded visiting the island.