Celtic Recipes

Bodowyr Burial Chamber - Siambr Gladdu Bodowyr

This is a Neolithic burial chamber made up of three large upright stones with a capstone on top. At the east end a short passage leads to the interior. The site is located off the B4419 just to the east of Llangaffo toward Brynsciencyn in Anglesey.

Bryn Gwyn Standing Stones

There are just two large, tall stones that remain of a once larger ring. The stones are close to Castell Bryn Gwyn, Caer Leb and Bodowyr Burial Chamber and are off the A4080 west of Brynsciencyn near Pont Mynach in Anglesey.

Caer Leb

This is a prehistoric enclosure and the remains of banks and ditches can be seen. The site is just to the west of Brynsciencyn which is on the A4080 in Anglesey.

Castell Bryn Gwyn

This is said to be a Neolithic fortified enclosure built on low land and used in subsequent periods. It has wide banks and ditches for protection. It is on a footpath, west of Brynsciencyn on a footpath off the A4080 in Anglesey.

Bryn Celi Dhu

Bryn Celli Ddu photo Cadw

This megalithic mound tomb was once surrounded by a stone circle of which one remains standing at the entrance of the tomb. The tomb is off the A4080 about a mile south of Llanfair in Anglesey.

Great Orme -y Gogarth Copper Mines

This is an important site containing copper mines dating to the Bronze Age. There is an entry fee into the mines which is well worth visiting. 

Deganwy Castle - Castell Degannwy

Deganwy is across the estuary from Conwy Castle. A Norman motte and bailey castle was built in the late eleventh century. It was then rebuilt by Llewellyn ap Iorwerth in the early thirteenth century but the site fell into English hands. Under Henry III the castle was strengthened but again was taken by the Welsh who then destroyed it to prevent it again falling into English hands. The remains seen today include the gatehouse towers foundations, elements of the curtain wall and the bailey ditches and banks. The site is located at Deganwy, south of Llandudno.

Conwy Castle - Castell Conwy

Castell Conwy

This very impressive rectangular late thirteenth century castle with massive defensive walls, eight round towers was built by Edward 1 and seen as important strategically. Defensive walls protect the medieval sections of Conway town. The walls and towers are intact with internal remains of accommodation and the great hall. The castle is sited on a natural rocky outcrop which gives control of the Conwy Estuary. The location is at Conwy on the A55.

Castell Caer Lleion - Seion

This Iron Age hillfort is located on the summit of Conwy Mountain (Mynydd y Dref) defended on the north side by natural defences and to the south by earthen ramparts and ditch. The remains of huts and foundations can be seen. The site is accessed by footpaths including from the Synchant Pass car park.

Druids Circle

This stone circle is close to Circle 275 and made up of thirty stones, which are on a bank of rubble. The diameter is about eighty feet and the entrance is via four stones which are about eight feet apart. The site is off the A55 at Penmaenmawr and about a mile's walk.

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