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Continue along the A4080 and drive on past Bryn Gwyn Hall on the left and you will see a footpath sign and some space to park on the right a couple of hundred metres further on. Stop here on the disused road and cross the stile. The standing stones will be found by following the hedgerow on your right for about 300 metres.
Facing east from the field side There are two very large stones here. A farmer has made them into gateposts with the help of an old palette which is very unsightly. These stones are about 10 and 13 feet (3 and 4 metres) high, two of the tallest in Wales. They are believed to be the only surviving stones in a once 40 ft. (12 metres) diameter circle. |
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Barclodiad Y Gawes Burial Mound SH 328 707 Directions
Barclodiad y Gawes Bay A key is needed to get inside
the tomb but the sign that says where to get it has worn away. It might be
from the Heritage Centre in Aberfffraw but this was closed when we went on
a Saturday in early October. Update : To get a key go to the
village of Llanfaelog and find The Wayside shop, where for a £5 deposit
you can get one. (It is worth phoning to check they are open, they were on
Sunday, the number is 01407 810153) For more information on this site go
to the Neolithic Carving page.
This burial mound was built around 2500BC and covers a cruciform shaped inner chamber. A large concrete dome protects the inner stones and the gate is locked but you can see inside. The security is to protect five original carved stones there. Three are at the junction of the passage and chamber and two are at the back of the side chambers. These still bear their original inscriptions.
Chamber passage
Inside the chamber For more information on this site go to the Rock Art in Wales page.
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Ty Newydd Directions
This cromlech has been restored and brick supports have been added to hold the capstone in its original position. The capstone is about 12ft (3.6m). Concrete markers have also been added around the site in a circle perhaps indicating the site of a stone circle. This oval shaped chamber was first excavated in 1936 and a flint arrowhead and pottery from the Early Bronze Age were found, however the design and layout suggest it dates back to the Neolithic period. A 19th century account describes that the site was once covered with a round cairn.
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Penrhos Feilw This site is not on the A4080 and is quite hard to find without a decent map. They are near Holyhead and are worth seeing. The coast road to South Stack is probably the easiest. Take the B4545 to Trearddur Bay from the A5 junction traffic lights. Take a left turn to Trearddur Bay (after a car park on the left). After about 2 miles take a right turn where you see two metal benches on an elevated bank on the right. Drive about 400 metres until you reach the first house on the left and you will see the gate to the site here.
The two stones are about 10ft (3m) high and are believed to be Early Bronze Age origin about 2000-1500BC. There is an unsubstantiated belief that these stones were once at the centre of a circle, and that a stone cist containing bones, spearheads and arrowheads was found between them.
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