Afon Braint () is a small tidal

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, North Wales. There is a series of stepping stones near the village of

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, and a

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bridge near

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. Until recently, there was an

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named after the river.

Description

Afon Braint is a river in the south of the island of

, North Wales. Its primary source is Llyn Llwydiarth, (''coordinates
53.283884, -4.178133
'), a lake on Mynydd Llwydiarth, within the Pentraeth Forest, east of Penraeth, and south-west of

Llanddona Llanddona (; ) is a village and community in Anglesey, Wales. Located between Benllech and Beaumaris, it is popular as a holiday destination, particularly for families and is noted for its sandy beach. Llanddona has no shops; however, it has ...

. This river is unusual, in so far as it has two widely separated mouths, both on the

Menai Strait The Menai Strait () is a strait which separates the island of Anglesey from Gwynedd, on the mainland of Wales. It is situated between Caernarfon Bay in the south-west and Conwy Bay in the north-east, which are both inlets of the Irish Sea. The s ...

on the south coast of the island. The river splits near

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(''at coordinates
53.219124, -4.228168
'), where one branch flows briefly eastwards, then south into the

at Pwllfanogl (''at coordinates
53.215660, -4.202717
'). The other main branch of Afon Braint flows south westward from

, towards Brynsiencyn, parallel and to the north of the

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until

, where it turns south-west, passing beneath the road, flowing into the Menai Strait at Traeth Abermenai, east of Newborough Warren, near

Pen-Lôn Pen-Lon is a village in the community of Rhosyr, Anglesey, Wales, located just south east of the larger village of Newborough. Attractions in the locality include the island's model village (miniature park). The nearest railway station is Bodo ...

. At this terminus, Afon Braint is a tidal river (''coordinates
53.147763, -4.336195
'). In modern

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, the word 'braint' means, 'privilege, prerogative, birthright; honour, dignity, blessing; status, position, rank, value, state; right, freedom, liberty', however the river name is thought to derive from Brigantia, a

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(

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and

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) religion of

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. The prehistoric

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, considered to be one of Wales's finest

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s,, RCAHMW, accessed 12 June 2014 is located from the river. Near to the village of Dwyran, there is a series of large

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stepping stones across the river. There is a

listed bridge in close proximity to

. In 2004, the river flooded causing disruption to the train services on the

Holyhead Holyhead (; , "Cybi's fort") is a historic port town, and is the list of Anglesey towns by population, largest town and a Community (Wales), community in the county of Isle of Anglesey, Wales. Holyhead is on Holy Island, Anglesey, Holy Island ...

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line at the

crossing. A

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has been named after the river; the '' Afon Braint'' was delivered to the Holyhead Towing Company in April 2005.

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