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<< Our Photo Pages >> Din Lligwy - Ancient Village or Settlement in Wales in Anglesey

Submitted by TimPrevett on Tuesday, 24 September 2002  Page Views: 19089

Multi-periodSite Name: Din Lligwy
Country: Wales County: Anglesey Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
 Nearest Village: Moelfre
Map Ref: SH4970286134  Landranger Map Number: 114
Latitude: 53.350672N  Longitude: 4.259465W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Klingon visited on 24th Oct 2022 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 3

cactus_chris visited on 22nd Apr 2022 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 3

Choopsie visited on 10th Aug 2020 - their rating: Amb: 4 Access: 3 Great place to visit with good information and a peaceful setting. Wasn’t too busy when we visited and the ambiance was lovely with the woods and the coastal area views.

elad13 visited on 22nd Jun 2019 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3

cactus_chris visited on 25th Apr 2018 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 3

jeffrep visited on 6th May 2009 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 3

emerald visited on 1st Jan 0000 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 3 A good walk across a few field to find this hut village. Look for the 13C capel and its behind that - watch out for the cows! A great find tho, my first hut village

Jimwithnoname visited - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4

coin visited - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 3

PAB AngieLake nicoladidsbury TimPrevett have visited here

Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.63 Ambience: 4.22 Access: 3.11

Din Lligwy
Din Lligwy submitted by TAlanJones : Aerial view of Din Lligwy. (Vote or comment on this photo)
This settlement, NW from Moelfre and not far from the Lligwy burial chamber is huge! A short walk from parking space for maybe 3 cars, through woodland, this location can occupy a considerable amount of time exploring the nooks & crannies of this probable 4th century AD settlement.

This prehistoric type walled settlement is recorded as Coflein NPRN 95541, which tells us it is set on the summit of a limestone plateau, close to its precipitous northern edge. "The enclosure describes an irregular pentagon about 52m east-west by 46m. The drystone wall is about 1.0m wide and stands up to 2.0m high, including many large orthostatic stone slabs".

The Journal of Antiquities also includes an entry for the Din Lligwy Ancient Settlement, Near Moelfre, Anglesey, Wales, which includes a photograph, a plan of the settlement, directions for finding this site, a description and a list of reference sources for more information.
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Din Lligwy submitted by pab : September 2012 Morning sunshine setting the main round house off so nicely. Unfortunately, because of the trees, it wasn't possible to get a proper sunrise photo - but I am sure that this would be possible on a December morning, if anyone happens to be fortunate enough to live near enough to take one? (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Din Lligwy submitted by blingo : standing on tip toes with the camera on an extended tripod gave me this angle. After several attempts i might add! (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Din Lligwy submitted by TimPrevett : Lligwy Ancient Settlement SH497861 This settlement, NW from Moelfre and not far from the Lligwy burial chamber is huge! A short walk from parking space for maybe 3 cars, through woodland, this location can occupy a considerable amount of time exploring the nooks & crannies of this probable 4th century AD settlement. (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Din Lligwy submitted by pab : September 2012 Stitched image taken from the North Western corner. Wonderful location - made all the better as we were camped in the farm on which it is located, so could happily pop over at different times of day / evening! (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Din Lligwy submitted by nicoladidsbury : Din Lligwy I stood on a natural outcrop of stone to take this picture. It shows the immense size of the walls, and a complete circle of stones that edged a "hut". (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Din Lligwy submitted by TimPrevett : This is the view that greets the visitor on arrival at this Romano-British settlement, which *possibly* dates earlier. It is a composite of four photos, just trying to grasp some notion of the scale of the site for the viewer. The arrangement of many straight walls, with a couple hut circles makes for time consuming, interesting study. In time I hope to write a longer entry for this location...

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Din Lligwy submitted by TerryStaniforth : Site in Anglesey (Sir Ynys Mon) din lligwy Stitched photo showing one moment of beautiful light on our visit early April late afternoon. (1 comment)

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Din Lligwy submitted by blingo : Din Lligwy taken with no-one around on a lurvly sunny saturday (15 may). with infrared filter. (4 comments)

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Din Lligwy submitted by pab : September 2012 The striking stone at the entrance to the smaller round house.

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Din Lligwy submitted by nicoladidsbury : Din Lligwy Ancient Settlement The photo shows the size of the stones flanking the doorway into one of the "huts". This place is so impressive. And so peaceful. The sun was very low when we were there, and we were the only people. The only other sounds was the breeze in the trees that surround the settlement and the birds. A magic place. (2 comments)

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Din Lligwy submitted by oj_no11 : One of the houses they lived in.

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Din Lligwy submitted by AngieLake : This is the round house to the left of the 'main' round house as you look up the slope at Din Lligwy. (See Boneman's pic). Between its large portals you can clearly see the strikingly triangular-shaped stone used in its sunward (can't remember orientation, but possibly south west) wall.

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Din Lligwy submitted by Antonine : Visited Summer 2021

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Din Lligwy submitted by Antonine

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Din Lligwy submitted by nicoladidsbury : Din Lligwy Another shot to show the massive size of the stones. I have never seen anything like it. Din Lligwy has gone to the top of my favourite megalithic sites.

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Din Lligwy submitted by TimPrevett : A hut circle on the northern perimeter at Din Lliwgy; Dave giving an idea of scale - a good sized 'rugby player build' adult male. Lligwy Bay can be seen through the trees to the rear (NE); excepting the immediate west, the site (when bare of trees) would have afforded quite a prominent position.

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Din Lligwy submitted by jeffrep : Site in Anglesey (Sir Ynys Mon): Remains of One of Two Round Huts, Din Lligwy.

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Din Lligwy submitted by Antonine : Visited Summer 2021

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Din Lligwy submitted by enkidu41 : SH 496862 Probably a single homestead from the late Roman period. The enclosure wall surrounds 2 circular huts and a series of rectangular buildings.

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Din Lligwy submitted by TimPrevett : The central hut circle at Din Lliwgy, viewed from the lower on the North West side.

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Din Lligwy submitted by cactus_chris : 20220422--Din Lligwy Settlement, Anglesey

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Din Lligwy submitted by Antonine : Visited Summer 2021

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Din Lligwy submitted by Antonine

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Din Lligwy by DavidHarcombe on Thursday, 19 April 2018
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Do we have any evidence that this may have been the Druids' Anglesey capital in pre-Roman times? And that it may then have become the island's Romano-British people's main centre, & was strengthened as such, once Irish pirates began to harass the Roman port & garrison at Holyhead on Anglesey's north-western coast towards the end of the Roman period?
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Din Lligwy by Andy B on Saturday, 11 November 2017
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Howard M R Williams writes: Despite being uninspiringly referred to as a ‘hut group’, everyone should visit Din Lligwy, Moelfre, Anglesey. It is truly among the most remarkable of archaeological sites to visit.

Excavated 1905-07, this Romano-British site is often considered the home of a ‘native chieftain’ into the 4th century AD, although the site may have actually had a far longer and more complex history since later prehistory. While it is unclear how typical or exceptional it might be for late Romano-British settlements in the ‘highland’ zone, it is a relatively rare example where one can gain a sense of stone-walled dwellings of the early first millennium AD.

The limestone slabs and stones used to construct the lower walls are what makes the site so uniquely comprehensible for visitors today. They stand up to 2m in height. It comprises a strikingly angular, pentagonal, defensive enclosure, 52m across at its greatest extent and up to 1.5m thick. The buildings within area mix of two roundhouses and and up to seven rectangular structures, plus some possible enclosures that may have served as pens for animals. It is important to note that further traces of enclosures and at least one further roundhouse lie outside the defended enclosure, hinting that this might actually be a locus within a larger settlement, rather than a discrete and isolated ‘farm’ in its entirety.

More at
https://howardwilliamsblog.wordpress.com/2017/11/11/din-lligwy/
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Re: Din Lligwy by wanderingathena on Sunday, 18 September 2011
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A beautiful and atmospheric site, agree it does feel more ancient than the info signs indicate.
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Re: Din Lligwy by coldrum on Saturday, 09 January 2010
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Coflein site entry.

http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/95541/details/DIN+LLIGWY+SETTLEMENT%2C+MOELFRE/
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Re: Din Lligwy by coldrum on Tuesday, 10 July 2007
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http://www.cadw.wales.gov.uk/default.asp?id=6&PlaceID=64
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Re: Din Lligwy by nicoladidsbury on Thursday, 27 April 2006
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Interesting article on the three ages of Lligwy at this website.

It seems that excavations indicate that the site was in use many years before the roman occupation.

When I visited the site, it had the same feel as an abbey. The people who built the walls and the houses went to a great deal of effort. The walls, and stones are massive.

The place is an enigma, I don't think we understand the real story of its construction or its use.
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Re: Din Lligwy by nicoladidsbury on Tuesday, 25 April 2006
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Does anyone know why this is dated as 4th centuary British Romano? It feels so much older.
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