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Cromlech Return to the A5025 and at the roundabout a couple of miles
north of Benllech turn right then immediately left on the lane signed Din
Lligwy. After about ½ mile watch for a kissing gate on the left at SH 502
861. This is the Din Lligwy cromlech which has a huge capstone. When we
were here the sun came out and shone into the chamber.
Lligwy burial chamber has the original entrance on the eastern side. It consists of eight low uprights supporting a massive capstone which is 18 feet (5.5 metres) long by 15 feet (4.6 metres) wide. This huge capstone rests 5 feet (1.5 metres) above the bottom of a natural fissure in the limestone beneath. The supporting stones were placed along the edge of the hole like a wall to support the 25 ton stone. The low supporting stones give it a squat appearance. When excavated in 1908 bones of several men, women and children were found. There were also remains of animal bones, shells, flint tools, pottery and a bone pin in the chamber. The pottery style indicates it was in use from the late Neolithic to the Early Bronze Age.
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Chapel
12th Century Chapel
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Ancient
Settlement Continue on the lane to a parking space on the left
signed Ancient settlement. On the hillside beside the lane is a 12th
century chapel and further on is the site of a settlement dating back to
the 4th century. This is at SH 497 862. The settlement is
surrounded by a stone wall and many huge stones have been used in the
construction of the buildings. There are two circular stone huts within
the enclosure and a further seven other buildings.
Entrance to Din Lligwy Settlement
Din Lligwy Settlement
Din Lligwy Settlement Hut Circle and
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If you continue on the lane and cross over the crossroads
you come to another very pleasant beach at Lligwy Bay.
As it was getting dark here we headed to Beaumaris for the
sunset which was not bad for mid-November.
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