Prehistoric Sites in Gwynedd

Din Dryfol is a Neolithic chambered tomb standing in a farm field near the village of Bethel on the Isle of Anglesey. Excavations indicate that the site was used and adapted over an extended period of time. Our best guess for the initial construction is about 3000 BCE.
Aberffraw, Anglesey, Gwynedd, Wales

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The area around Din Lligwy is a historian's treasure trove. Within a short stroll of each other are a prehistoric cromlech, a ruined early medieval chapel, and an ancient Romano-British settlement. The settlement remains are composed of a series of very well-preserved stone huts within a stone-walled enclosure.
Moelfre, Anglesey, Gwynedd, Wales

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Thirty stones make up this unevenly spaced circle, with a diameter of roughly 80 feet. The stones are elevated on a rough bank of rubble, and entrance is through a group of 4 stones set 8 feet apart. Druid's Circle is within sight of Circle 275.
Penmaenmawr, Gwynedd, Wales

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What makes this Neolithic tomb unique is that there are two burial chambers, 30 feet apart within the mound. The chambers were built sometime between 3000-1900 BC, probably as a communal burial site. The entire monument was probably originally covered by a mound of small stones.

Dyffryn Ardudwy, Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd, Wales, LL48 6LF

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The remains of two stone circles lie beside a footpath in open countryside near Tal-y-Bont. Very little remains of the circles.
Tal y Bont, Gwynedd, Wales

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Great Orme Copper Mine is an extraordinary copper mine dating to the Bronze Age, and the largest Bronze Age mine anywhere in the world. A maze of underground galleries can be visited, and an interpretive centre explores the history and archaeology of the mines.
Great Orme, Llandudno, Gwynedd, Wales, LL30 2XG

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Hendre Waelod, sometimes known as Allor Moloch, is a Neolithic chambered tomb dating to 3500 BC. The tomb is fronted by portal stones standing 5 feet high, and topped by a massive capstone.
Llansanffraid Glan Conwy, Gwynedd, Wales

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The stone foundations of over 20 ancient huts are built on a sloping site on the west side of Holyhead Mountain. The location offers wonderful views west over the sea, and north towards South Stack cliffs.
Holyhead, Anglesey, Gwynedd, Wales

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Heritage Highlight: One of the best preserved hut circles in Wales

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Lligwy Burial Chamber is a Neolithic cromlech composed of a huge capstone set atop a ring of eight small upright stones. The capstone seems to dwarf the uprights; it weighs an immense 25 tonnes and measures 18 feet long by 15 feet wide.
Llanallgo, Anglesey, Gwynedd, Wales

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A small stone circle on the trail to the more famous cairn of Bryn Cader Faner. Seven of the original 13-14 stones remain, and the tallest is only 3 feet high.
Llandecwyn, Gwynedd, Wales

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