After the customary stop at Llanfair PG our Anglesey visit proper started at Bryn Celli Ddu - thought to be the best passage grave in Wales. The site apparently began as a henge which was later adapted to become a passage grave. |
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Next site on our trip was the Neolithic Trefignath Burial Chamber situated near Holyhead. The earliest chamber is dated to between 3700 and 3500 BC. |
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After a pleasent lunch break we moved on to the Ty Mawr Hut Group at South Stack. Recent excavations have shown evidence of settlement on the site from Neolicthic times to the late Roman period. |
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Travelling back through Holyhead we finished our trip by visiting Barclodiad Y Gawres Burial Chamber. This site has a spectacular cliffside position and is approached by a track alongside a sandy beach. The Neolithic burial chamber is covered by a reconstructed mound which helps protect the remarkable decorated stones. |
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