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<< Our Photo Pages >> Bedd y Foel - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in Wales in Anglesey

Submitted by AshArch on Tuesday, 16 May 2023  Page Views: 314

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Bedd y Foel
Country: Wales
NOTE: This site is 1.514 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Anglesey Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Bangor  Nearest Village: Llanerchymedd
Map Ref: SH42698444
Latitude: 53.333418N  Longitude: 4.363872W
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
2 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.
3 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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Bedd y Foel
Bedd y Foel submitted by AshArch : Drone image of the Bedd y Foel tomb prior to excavation in late 2021. Capstone is visible on right hand side, with jumble of stones on left. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Burial Chamber or Dolmen in Anglesey

Remains of a partially destroyed tomb that was discovered during the COVID lock-down period in early February, 2020. The site consists of a large boulder measuring 2.8m wide east-west and 2.3m north-south and may weigh up to 20 tons. It consists of of the geological material hornblende picrite, and is covered in rock art - consisting of 14 cup marks, albeit much weathered. The stone used is comparable to the Llwydiarth Escob boulder - interestingly the site is also within 1km of the stone's present resting place.

To the west of the 'capstone' was a jumble of stones consisting of hornblende picrite and local schist. The site was fully excavated in September 2021 and April-May of 2022 as part of the PhD research of the author's academic colleague and friend Dr Mike Woods (MMU). Excavation of the site provided structural evidence including a compacted clay and stone floor surface, a deliberately excavated chamber into the bedrock and the lower half of a possible 'orthostat', complete with packing stones. Artefactual evidence recovered from the site included a polished sandstone object, a polishing pebble and two pieces of struck chert.

No human remains were discovered, although this was to be expected due to the acidic nature of Anglesey's soil. A full discussion of the findings of the excavation can be found on Youtube, with a link to the finalised PhD made in the forseeable future, or upon request:


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SH4284 : North Wales WWII defences: Llanerchymedd, Anglesey - RDF Tower (1) by Mike Searle
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SH4284 : North Wales WWII defences: Llanerchymedd, Anglesey - RDF Tower (2) by Mike Searle
by Mike Searle
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SH4284 : North Wales WWII defences: Llanerchymedd, Anglesey - RDF Tower (3) by Mike Searle
by Mike Searle
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SH4284 : North Wales WWII defences: Llanerchymedd, Anglesey - RDF Tower (4) by Mike Searle
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SH4284 : North Wales WWII defences: Llanerchymedd, Anglesey - RDF Tower (5) by Mike Searle
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