Anglesey the island. The highest six are Holyhead Mountain, ; Mynydd Bodafon, ; Mynydd Llaneilian, ; Mynydd y Garn, ; Bwrdd Arthur, ; and Mynydd Llwydiarth, . To the south and south-east the island is separated from the Welsh mainland by the Menai Strait, which at its narrowest point is about wide. In all other directions the island is surrounded by the Irish Sea. It is the 51st largest island in Europe, and just five square kilometres smaller than Singapore. There are several small towns scattered around the island, making it quite evenly populated. The largest are Holyhead, Llangefni, Benllech, Menai
Battle of Anglesey Sound Normans. The Normans retreated from Anglesey to England following the defeat. Although the Welsh considered the Norwegians their liberators following the Norwegian victory against the Normans, Magnus regarded Anglesey as part of the Kingdom of the Isles and took the island as a Norwegian possession. Since the Norwegians never settled on the island, Anglesey reverted to Welsh control when Gruffudd ap Cynan returned from Ireland in 1099. The Norwegian control was at best nominal thereafter, but as Gruffudd awarded Magnus with great rewards and honour, and during Magnus' second expedition in 1102 allowed him to cut as much timber as