Llanallgo, Anglesey

Description
Llanallgo, a parish in Anglesey, on the coast, at Moelfre Bay, 6 miles E by N of Llanerchymedd. Post town, Llanerch-ymedd (R.S.O.) Acreage of parish, 681; population, 434. Marble of good quality is obtained. A cromlech of large size, resting on seven supports, is near Moelfre. The living is a perpetual curacy, annexed to the rectory of Llaneugrad, in the diocese of Bangor. The church is said to have been erected in the 7th century, is cruciform, has been restored, and is notable for a monument to those who perished in the shipwreck of the Royal Charter on the rocks of Moelfre in 1859. The monument is of marble, cut from the rock on which the ship struck. A well, once held in superstitious veneration, is near the church.