Prehistoric Sites in Gwynedd

Maen y Bardd is a Neolithic burial chamber composed of a projecting capstone supported by four upright stones. There are several solitary standing stones in nearby.
Rowen, Gwynedd, Wales

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Heritage Highlight: well-preserved portal dolmen
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A pair of ancient standing stones stands in an exposed position at the foot of Holyhead Mountain, on Holy Island, Anglesey. The stones date to around 2000 BCE and are in very good condition. Both stones are about 10-11 feet high and stand about 10 feet apart.

Holyhead, Anglesey, Gwynedd, Wales

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Photos of Penrhos Feilw Standing Stones
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The remains at Presaddfed probably represent two chambers of a now vanished Neolithic burial site. One of the chambers is collapsed, but the other retains its capstone, supported on several sizeable uprights, albeit with the aid of modern stone posts.
Bodedern, Isle of Anglesey, Gwynedd, Wales

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Also known as the Llanfaethlu Standing Stone, this solitary stone is about 3 metres high (almost 10 feet) and tapers from 1.7 metres at the bottom to a point at the top. It is about 0.4 metres thick (roughly 1 foot). It is located beside the A5025 just south of Llanfaethlu village.
A5025, Llanfaethlu, Isle of Anglesey, Gwynedd, Wales

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One of the finest and certainly one of the best-preserved Iron Age hillforts in Britain, Tre'r Ceiri occupies a large hilltop site overlooking Trefor to the north and Llanaelhaearn to the east. The name Tre'r Ceiri translates as the City of Giants, a tribute to just how impressive later inhabitants of the area found the remains of the settlement!
B4417, Llanaelhaearn, Lleyn Peninsula, Gwynedd, Wales

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Photos of Tre'r Ceiri Hillfort
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Trefignath Burial Chamber is a funny place; this wonderful prehistoric burial site is located almost immediately beside the busy A55 leading onto Holy Island from Anglesey, and next to a smelting works, which does nothing to add to the ambience!
Trearddur, Anglesey, Gwynedd, Wales

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Photos of Trefignath Burial Chamber
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Cadw calls the Tregwehelydd Standing Stone 'fragmentary'. That's pretty accurate; the stone has been broken into three large chunks which have since been reassembled and bound together with iron straps and set in a concrete base to allow it to stand once more.
Llanfigael, Isle of Anglesey, Gwynedd, Wales

Attraction Type: Prehistoric - Standing Stones
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A solitary standing stone in a farm field on the outskirts of Holyhead. The Ty Mawr stone stands about 9 feet tall and was probably erected in the Bronze Age. The stone is heavily twisted towards the top as if a giant hand had given it a mighty twirl!
Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey, Gwynedd, Wales

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Ty Newydd is the remains of a Neolithic chambered tomb, with a chamber composed of four short stones supporting a very large capstone. The supporting stones have a little help, for the capstone is now also supported on two brick pillars, which do rather distract from the ambience, but on the other hand, without them the capstone would be in the mud!

Llanfaelog, Isle of Anglesey, Gwynedd, Wales

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Photos of Ty Newydd Burial Chamber
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Fourteen recumbent stones of this Bronze Age circle are still visible, lying lengthwise around a raised bank on a low rise beside the River Dee. Moel Ty Uchaf is nearby.
Llandrillo, Gwynedd, Wales, LL21 0TA

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