Places to visit

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.

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.

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.

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.

Din Dryfol Chambered Tomb - Siambr Gladdu Din Dryfol

This Neolithic chambered tomb is thought to have started as a single chambered construction but later adapted to make four chambers. Archaeology has unearthed the remains of cremations and pottery. The site is on the side of Din Dryfol hill on a footpath branching from a lane of the B4422 north of Bethel which is northwest of Llangaffo in Anglesey.

Ty Newydd Burial Chamber - Siambr Gladdu Ty Newydd

This Neolithic chambered tomb is made up of a large capstone supported by four side stones. The capstone is now also kept aloft with the help of some modern supports. The site is just to the north of Llanfaelog village in Anglesey off minor roads.

Barclodiad y Gawres

This is a large chambered Neolithic tomb with a central area, hearth and side chambers. In one of which were found the remains of two cremated burials. The tomb has a number of impressive carved stones, including ones with spiral patterns. The site is off the A4080 about a mile southeast of Rhosneigr in Anglesey.

Lyn Cerrig Bach

This is an Iron Age site and it has been speculated that Lyn Cerrig Bach was an important ritualistic site linked to the Druids. There was a former lake on the site and a large number of bronze and iron objects were recovered from the peat, suggesting they were placed in the lake as offerings. Many of these objects can be seen in national Museum of Wales and have been dated between the second century BC and 60AD. The site is located at the western end of the village of Caergeiliog on the A5 towards RAF Valley airfield in Anglesey where a boulder marks the site.

Tŷ Mawr Hut Circles - Holyhead Mountain Hut Circles

Tŷ Mawr Hut Circles are situated at the base of Holyhead Mountain close to South Stack. There are the remains of a Celtic Iron Age settlement comprising of circular huts and rectangular buildings. There is also another group of round stone huts close by and there is some evidence that the site was occupied in the Middle Stone Age, Neolithic, Bronze and Iron Ages. The site is located west of Holyhead, Holy Island, Anglesey, Holy Island, Anglesey, Wales (Welsh: Caergybi,Ynys Gybi, Ynys Môn, Cymru) close to South Stack.

Penrhos Feilw Standing Stones

Penris Feilw Standing Stones image courtesy of Cadw

Thought to date to around 200BC this pair of standing stones rise to a height of about eleven feet, are approximately ten feet apart and are located at the base of Holyhead Mountain (Welsh: Mynydd Twr). It is not clear what their significance was but possibly they are aligned to other significant landscape features in the area. They can be accessed from a minor road between South Stack and Trearddur southwest of Holyhead (Welsh: Caergybi, Ynys Môn).

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