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Bryn Celli Ddu Burial Chamber

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The name of his historic site means ‘the mound in the dark grove’. It was plundered in 1699 and excavated by archaeologists between 1928 and 1929. During the neolithic period a stone circle and henge stood at the site. An area of burnt material containing a small human bone from the ear, covered with a flat stone, was recovered. The stones were removed in the early Bronze Age when an archetypal passage grave was built over the top of the centre of the henge. A carved stone with a twisting, serpentine design stood in the burial chamber. It has since been moved to the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff and replaced with a replica standing outside. An earth barrow covering the grave is a 20th-century restoration; the original was probably much bigger and believed to have been built to mark the summer solstice. Photo credit: © Crown copyright (2015) Cadw

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Opening Times: Open all year, daily 10-4 (last admission 3.30). Closed 24-26 Dec & 1 Jan

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BRYN CELLI DDU

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Some of the oldest rocks in Britain form the 125-mile coastline of the 85 square mile Anglesey Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, which includes Holy Island with its busy port of Holyhead, the terminus for the Dublin ferry. The terrain inland is mainly a fertile plateau worn flat by the action of the sea, with low ridges and shallow valleys, while the sheer limestone cliffs of the east coast and on the north coast at Holyhead Mountain represent some of the most spectacular sea cliffs in Britain.

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Bryn Celli Ddu Burial Chamber

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Bryn Celli Ddu Burial Chamber

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Overview

The name of his historic site means ‘the mound in the dark grove’. It was plundered in 1699 and excavated by archaeologists between 1928 and 1929. During the neolithic period a stone circle and henge stood at the site. An area of burnt material containing a small human bone from the ear, covered with a flat stone, was recovered. The stones were removed in the early Bronze Age when an archetypal passage grave was built over the top of the centre of the henge. A carved stone with a twisting, serpentine design stood in the burial chamber. It has since been moved to the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff and replaced with a replica standing outside. An earth barrow covering the grave is a 20th-century restoration; the original was probably much bigger and believed to have been built to mark the summer solstice. Photo credit: © Crown copyright (2015) Cadw

Features

Opening Times
Open all year
Opening Times: Open all year, daily 10-4 (last admission 3.30). Closed 24-26 Dec & 1 Jan
Facilities
Parking onsite

Location

BRYN CELLI DDU

About the area

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Some of the oldest rocks in Britain form the 125-mile coastline of the 85 square mile Anglesey Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, which includes Holy Island with its busy port of Holyhead, the terminus for the Dublin ferry. The terrain inland is mainly a fertile plateau worn flat by the action of the sea, with low ridges and shallow valleys, while the sheer limestone cliffs of the east coast and on the north coast at Holyhead Mountain represent some of the most spectacular sea cliffs in Britain.

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