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Elena77 Says: The burial chamber itself can be entered from the North/ East by a narrow passage which is divided by 2 tall portal stones into an outer stretch (which was probably never roofed) and an inner section. The outer passage was blocked when the tomb ceased to be used. The passage...
Elena77 Says: Bryn Celli Ddu is probably the best-known prehistoric monument on Anglesey, and is one of the most evocative archaeological sites in Britain. 1st explored seriously in 1865, the tomb was thoroughly excavated in 1928-29. The excavations revealed some of the long and complex...
Elena77 Says: This Neolithic tomb was excavated in 1977-79, and was refastened and laid out for public display. 3 structural phases can now be clearly made out, each represented by a stone burial chamber with a covering mound. Pottery and human bones were discovered when the tomb was 1st...
Elena77 Says: Llyn (lake) Alaw is a man made lowland reservoir, created in 1966 to supply drinking water to the Northern half of the Isle of Anglesey. Few notable rivers feed the lake with the water being largely generated through trapping the Winter rainfall. The reservoir itself is 4.3...
Elena77 Says: At the Eastern coast of Anglesey you will find the village of Benllech, famous mostly for its award winning beach. It is a popular holiday location (especially for English visitors) and undoubtedly amongst the most visited places on Mona (Anglesey). The beach is spacious...
Elena77 Says: South Stack (Ynys Lawd) is a tiny islet 30 metres off Holy Island at the North/ West coast of the Isle of Anglesey. The islet's granite cliffs, rising sheer from the sea to 60 metres, are the platform for one of the most spectacular lighthouses of Wales. 1st request on...
Elena77 Says: Strategically located in flat marshland, Beaumaris, whose name is derived from the Norman Beau Marais, appropriately means "fair marsh", stands at the Eastern shore of Mona (Isle of Anglesey), overlooking the Menai Strait. The castle's outer curtain wall and towers were...
Elena77 Says: Sheltered in the lee of Snowdonia, Anglesey is the only area of fertile and accessible land in a region of high and barren mountains. It is therefore not surprising that settlers have been drawn to its shores from the dawn of history and beyond.Although it is Anglesey's...
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Strategically located in flat marshland, Beaumaris, whose name is derived from the Norman Beau Marais, appropriately means "fair marsh", stands at the Eastern...
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With 715 square km Mona is just a little bigger than the Isle of Man; and therefore it's the biggest island of Wales and England. Its English name Anglesey means either "Island of the Angels" or...
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