BARDSEY{i.e., Bard’s Island), or in Welsh Ynys Enlli, the Island of the Current, is situated at the northern extremity of Cardigan Bay. It is 2∣ miles long by 1 broad, with an area of about 370 acres, of which one-third is hilly. The island produces both barley and oats. On the S.E. side there is a harbour which admits vessels of 40 tons. On the north side are the ruins of St Mary’s Abbey, said to have been .founded by Cadfan in 516, which afforded refuge to great numbers of fugitives during the 7th century. The lighthouse has a fixed light 129 feet above high water, in lat. 52° 45' N., long. 4° 47' W.