Lligwy Bay is a bay of the Welsh

Wales

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

 island of Anglesey

Anglesey

Anglesey , also known by its Welsh name Ynys Môn , is an island and, as Isle of Anglesey, a county off the north west coast of Wales...

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It is on the eastward side of the island to the north of the village of Moelfre

Moelfre

Moelfre is a village and community on the east coast of Isle of Anglesey in Wales, and on the Anglesey Coastal Path. It has a population of 1,129.The Royal Mail postcode begins LL72....

. It was the site, in October 1859, of the loss of the steam clipper Royal Charter

Royal Charter (ship)

The Royal Charter was a steam clipper which was wrecked off the beach of Porth Alerth in Dulas Bay on the north-east coast of Anglesey on 26 October 1859. The precise number of dead is uncertain as the passenger list was lost in the wreck but about 459 lives were lost, the highest death toll of any...

with a loss of life in excess of 450.

It was also the scene of an earlier wreck (though not to be confused with that of the neighbouring Dulas Bay

Dulas Bay

Dulas Bay is a small bay on the north east coast of Anglesey , north Wales. The bay is bordered by three beaches.- Overview :...

) which occurred in 1745 of two young boys (most likely to be of Spanish origin) who later became known as the "bonesetters" because of their apparent orthopaedic abilities.

The bay is very popular with windsurfers and other windpowered watersport enthusiasts. There is a pay and display carpark at the end of a road leading right down to the beach.

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