Places to visit

Caer y Twr

Caer y Twr image courtesy of Cadw

Caer y Twr is the site of an Iron Age hillfort is on the summit of Holyhead Mountain (Welsh: Mynydd Twr). It has a commanding position over the Irish Sea and the remains of a large stone rampart on the east and north sides. There is also the remains of the base of a subsequent Roman stone watchtower. The site is west of Holyhead in Anglesey toward South Stack where a path to the summit of Holyhead Mountain can be taken.

Tŷ Mawr Standing Stone

Tŷ Mawr Standing Stone courtesy image courtesy of Cadw

Tŷ Mawr Standing Stone is about nine feet high and twists as it reaches the top. Probably Bronze Age in origin and is to the west of Trefignath Burial Chamber. It is close to the A5 and B4545 south of Holyhead (Welsh: Caergybi) towards Trearddur. on Holy Island (Welsh: Ynys Gybi) an island on the western side of the larger Isle of Anglesey, Wales (Welsh: Ynys Môn, Cymru)

Trefignath Burial Chamber - Siambr Gladdu Trefignath

Trefignath Burial Chamber image courtesy of Cadw

This is a Neolithic tomb dating back to 3750 BC and is made up of a pair of large upright standing stones which are on both sides of the central chamber which has two capstones supported by a number of smaller stones. There is another upright stone is at the back of the chamber. The site is located off the A5 between Tearddur and Holyhead.

Presaddfed Burial Chamber - Siambr Gladdu Presaddfed

Presaddfed Burial Chamber image courtesy of Cadw

Presaddfed Burial Chamber is thought to date between 4000 and 2000 BC. The remains on this site are of two chambers, one of which has collapsed but the other has a capstone on uprights with some additional support. It is located on a road north of Bodedern village at Brynadfed by the lake of Llyn Llywenan in Anglesey, Wales (Ynys Môn, Cymru).

Tregwehelydd Standing Stone

Tregwehelydd Standing Stone image courtesy of Cadw

Tregwehelydd Standing Stone possibly dates back to 2000 BC and is about eight feet high. The stone has been broken and then re-joined and enabled to stand again. This restored stone is northwest of Llyn Llywenan, by a footpath off small road close to Llanfigael in Anglesey, Wales (Ynys Môn, Cymru).

Soar - Llanfaethlu Standing Stone

This stone is thought to be Bronze Age and stands on it's own at a height of about ten feet. It is about a foot thick. The stone just to the southeast of Llanfaethlu in a field close to the A5025 in Anglesey.

Lligwy Burial Chamber - Siambr Gladdu Lligwy

This Neolithic burial chamber is made up of eight upright stones with a large heavy capstone on top. This site has revealed the bones of over thirty people and animal remains. Pottery on the site points to it's use into the Bronze Age period. The chamber is north of Llanallgo village near Moelfre in Anglesey off a minor road.

Din Lligwy Hut Circle

Din Llugwy - public domain image

Din Lligwy Iron Age site comprises of the remains of a large domestic round building with smaller round buildings used for habitation and larger rectangular workshops. These are enclosed within a stone enclosure. The site is located southwest of Moelfre near the east coast of Anglesey, Wales (Ynys Môn, Cymru). A roundabout on the A5025 will have signpost for Din lligwy and there is a footpath past Capel Lligwy.

Castell Aberlleiniog

This is was a late eleventh century motte and bailey castle but the structure visible today is a Civil War construction of a stone building and surrounding curtain wall. The site is on private land about two miles north of Beaumaris on Anglesey.

Beaumaris Castle - Castell Biwmares

Construction of this concentric castle began in the late thirteenth century on a flat plain on the north of the Menai Strait. The inner ward has four corner towers and two drum towers in the east and west ranges with the north and south ranges gatehouses having accommodation. The chapel is of notable construction with significant accommodation nearby. The Welsh under Owain Glynd?r took the castle in 1404 but it was recaptured by the English two years later and there followed a period of gradual decay. The castle did see action during the Civil War when it was taken by Parliamentary forces. The castle is sited in a picturesque location at Beaumaris on Anglesey northwest of the Menai Bridge on the A545.

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