Could YOU run the rule over a remote island? Owners of tiny scrap of land in Wales with a population of just 11 look for two new wardens to keep up the picturesque landscape

A remote island off the Welsh coast, home to a population of just 11, is seeking a couple of castaways to join its tiny community.

Bardsey Island is a scrap of land, measuring just 1.5 miles long, and steeped in legend and history.

Known as the island of '20,000 saints', it was once one of the most significant religious sites in Britain and is believed to be the final resting place of King Arthur — though it is one of dozens of rumoured locations.

The picturesque nature reserve is home to seals, dolphins, puffins and manx shearwaters, but is only accessible by boat. 

Now, the Trust who run the island are seeking two new wardens to keep up its 12 Grade-II listed buildings as well as oversee volunteers and tourists.

They say the successful candidates must be physically fit and willing to partake in a wide range of tasks and able to speak both Welsh and English.

The post reads: 'Shared accommodation is provided, i.e., both accommodation wardens will be expected to live together, with separate bedrooms if requested.

'The island is off-grid, meaning that there is limited electricity which is able to run a light, fridge freezer and internet router; this is provided by solar panels.

'Cooking is by gas and drinking water is run to the accommodation from the island's well. There is a simple shower but no indoor running hot water; a composting toilet is located outside in the yard and an outdoor showering area is provided.'

Despite its small population, Bardsey has traces of civilisation dating back 12,000 years to the Neolithic Period.

It is said to have become an important religious hub in the sixth century when Einon, the King of Llyn, invited the Breton St Cadfan to Bardsey.

Together, they built St Mary's Abbey - where a community of 2,500 monks lived throughout the seventh century. 

It is believed many of them indicated they wanted to be buried on Bardsey, which is perhaps the reason the land is known in folklore as the 'island of 20,000 saints.' 

This tale is honoured in a chapel graveyard, where an inscription reads: 'Respect the remains of 20,000 saints buried near this spot.'

St Mary's Abbey flourished until 1537 - when it was destroyed by Henry VIII in his Dissolution of the Lesser Monasteries.

All that's left of the building and its 13th century Augustinian counterpart is an eight-metre stone tower in Bardsey Chapel's graveyard.

In 2020, a £1.2 million project was launched to to see the island run entirely on 'blue energy' - using the power of tidal waves.

The job advert says the role is for 20 hours per week and that benefits include 'one boat trip to the mainland per month.'

There are approximately 11 people living on Bardsey, including the Evans family, who have lived on the island for three generations.