# Pen-Rhos, garden > historic site in Llangefni, Anglesey **Wikidata**: [Q103249514](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q103249514) **Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/pen-rhos-garden ## Summary Pen-Rhos is a historic garden located in Llangefni on the Isle of Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom. It is designated as a National Monument of Wales and is classified as an instance of a garden—a planned space set aside for the display, cultivation, and enjoyment of plants. ## Key Facts - **Location:** Llangefni, Isle of Anglesey, United Kingdom - **Historic County:** Anglesey - **Heritage Designation:** National Monuments of Wales - **Coordinates:** Latitude 53.263248, Longitude -4.310963 - **Classification:** Instance of garden - **Coflein ID:** 265406 - **Wikidata Description:** "Historic site in Llangefni, Anglesey" ## FAQs **Where is Pen-Rhos garden located?** Pen-Rhos is situated in the town of Llangefni on the Isle of Anglesey, within the historic county of Anglesey, United Kingdom. Its precise coordinates are latitude 53.263248 and longitude -4.310963. **What heritage designation does Pen-Rhos hold?** The site is recognized as a National Monument of Wales, granting it formal protection and acknowledgment under the Welsh heritage system. It is catalogued under Coflein ID 265406. **What type of site is Pen-Rhos?** Pen-Rhos is classified as a garden—a planned exterior space primarily used for pleasure, distinct from utilitarian spaces like kitchen gardens. It falls under broader categories including landscape, architectural structure, and artificial geographic object. ## Why It Matters Pen-Rhos contributes to the cultural and historical landscape of Anglesey as a designated National Monument of Wales. Gardens like Pen-Rhos represent a fundamental human interaction with nature, creating controlled environments for aesthetic pleasure, relaxation, and horticultural practice. They play significant roles in cultural history, art, and urban planning, serving as vital green spaces within built environments. The study of gardens provides insights into historical design principles, ecological management, and societal values related to nature and leisure. As a heritage site, Pen-Rhos is part of this broader tradition of landscape architecture and garden history, preserved under the Welsh national heritage framework. ## Notable For - Holding the designation of National Monument of Wales, placing it among formally protected heritage assets - Being located in Llangefni, the county town of Anglesey, a region rich in archaeological and historical significance - Documentation in the Coflein database (ID 265406), the online catalogue of archaeological sites, listed buildings, and heritage assets maintained by the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales ## Body ### Core Definition and Classification Pen-Rhos is classified as an instance of a garden. In formal knowledge systems, a garden is a subclass of landscape, exterior space, workplace, artificial geographic object, and architectural structure. Gardens are defined as planned spaces set aside for the display, cultivation, and enjoyment of plants, with pleasure as their primary use. They are explicitly differentiated from kitchen gardens. The academic disciplines of landscape architectural studies and garden history encompass the study of such sites. ### Location and Geography Pen-Rhos is located in Llangefni, a town on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales, United Kingdom. The historic county is Anglesey. Precise geographic coordinates place the site at latitude 53.263248 and longitude -4.310963. This positions the garden within the Welsh landscape, in a region recognized for its rich archaeological and historical heritage. ### Heritage Status and Documentation The site carries the heritage designation of National Monuments of Wales, affording formal recognition and protection under Welsh heritage frameworks. Pen-Rhos is documented under Coflein ID 265406; Coflein is the online database maintained by the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales, providing accessible records of archaeological sites, listed buildings, and other heritage assets across Wales. The Wikidata description for Pen-Rhos identifies it simply as a "historic site in Llangefni, Anglesey." ### Technical Identifiers and Structured Properties Pen-Rhos is associated with the following structured properties: - **Country:** United Kingdom - **Location:** Llangefni - **Located in:** Isle of Anglesey - **Historic County:** Anglesey - **Coordinates:** 53.263248 (latitude), -4.310963 (longitude) - **Instance of:** Garden - **Heritage Designation:** National Monuments of Wales - **Coflein ID:** 265406 ### Broader Context of Gardens as a Class As an instance of garden, Pen-Rhos falls within a category extensively documented across global knowledge bases. Gardens carry identifiers including Library of Congress Authority ID (sh85053101), Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID (300008090), and Geonames feature code S.GDN. In mapping systems such as OpenStreetMap, gardens are tagged as `leisure=garden`. The Iconclass notation for visual art classification of gardens is 41A6. Gardens are classified under Dewey Decimal 635 and have been recognized with awards such as "biotope of the year" (2002–2003). They are included on Wikipedia's Vital Articles list at Level 4 as of October 31, 2022. > **Note on Anomalous Data:** The source material references a `snarc_id` property with the value "Bundesautobahn 94." This appears to be an anomalous or erroneous data linkage, as Bundesautobahn 94 is a German motorway unrelated to this Welsh heritage garden.