Presaddfed Burial Chamber

Presaddfed Burial Chamber

The remains at Presaddfed Burial Chamber 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.

According to Cadw (Welsh Heritage) who look after the site, the tomb was established sometime between 4000 and 2000 BCE as a place for communal burials. It would originally have been covered with a mound of stones or earth.

Local legend has it that in the 18th century the chambers were used as a shelter by a poor family - which is astonishing given how small and open the chambers are!

Getting There

Presaddfed is signposted off the B5109 just east of Bodedern. Look for the brown CADW sign opposite an unnamed lane. Follow the lane north for several hundred yards and park at a layby on the left.

Ahead on your right you will see the gates of the Anglesey Shooting School and a sign for Preaddfed. Walk through the gates and up the drive, past a campground, and you will see a sign for the burial chamber on the left. Go through the gate and you will see the burial chamber on the far side of the field.

Note: wear good footwear! The field can be muddy in places and you may have to push through wet grass. The going is easy and level, however, and it will take only 4-5 minutes from the layby.