Lligwy Burial Chamber
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Lligwy Burial Chamber is a Neolithic
burial chamber in Lligwy
, near the east coast of Anglesey
, Wales
, United Kingdom
. It consists of a circle of upright stones, made into a low chamber by a very large roof slab estimated at 25 tonnes. Excavation in 1909 found the remains of some 15 to 30 people, and pottery suggesting a late Neolithic date.
Close to the village of Moelfre
, the site is within a few metres of the road, where there is room to leave a single car for short periods.
Neolithic
The Neolithic Age, Era, or Period, or New Stone Age, was a period in the development of human technology, beginning about 9500 BC in some parts of the Middle East, and later in other parts of the world. It is traditionally considered as the last part of the Stone Age...
burial chamber in Lligwy
Lligwy
Lligwy is an area of north east Anglesey:See:*Capel Lligwy*Din Lligwy*Lligwy Bay*Lligwy Burial ChamberNote that the River Llugwy is on mainland Wales....
, near the east coast of Anglesey
Anglesey
Anglesey , also known by its Welsh name Ynys Môn , is an island and, as Isle of Anglesey, a county off the north west coast of Wales...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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. It consists of a circle of upright stones, made into a low chamber by a very large roof slab estimated at 25 tonnes. Excavation in 1909 found the remains of some 15 to 30 people, and pottery suggesting a late Neolithic date.
Close to the village of Moelfre
Moelfre
Moelfre is a village and community on the east coast of Isle of Anglesey in Wales, and on the Anglesey Coastal Path. It has a population of 1,129.The Royal Mail postcode begins LL72....
, the site is within a few metres of the road, where there is room to leave a single car for short periods.
External links
- Cadw's page on Lligwy Burial Chamber
- Anglesey History Three ages of LligwyLligwyLligwy is an area of north east Anglesey:See:*Capel Lligwy*Din Lligwy*Lligwy Bay*Lligwy Burial ChamberNote that the River Llugwy is on mainland Wales....
- history of the burial chamber, village and church.