Holyhead Mountain [Clwstwr Cytiau Mynydd Caergybi, Tŷ Mawr Hut Circles, Cytiau'r Gwyddelod, The Irishmen's Huts] Ancient Village or Settlement : The Megalithic Portal and Megalith Map:

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Multi-periodSite Name: Holyhead Mountain Alternative Name: Clwstwr Cytiau Mynydd Caergybi, Tŷ Mawr Hut Circles, Cytiau'r Gwyddelod, The Irishmen's Huts
Country: Wales County: Anglesey Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Holyhead
Map Ref: SH21128196 Landranger Map Number: 114
Latitude: 53.304297N Longitude: 4.686034W
Condition:

5	Perfect
4	Almost Perfect
3	Reasonable but with some damage
2	Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1	Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0	No data.
-1	Completely destroyed

3 Ambience:

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4	Good
3	Ordinary
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1	Awful
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4 Access:

5	Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4	Short walk on a footpath
3	Requiring a bit more of a walk
2	A long walk
1	In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5	co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4	co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3	co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2	co-ordinates of the nearest village
1	co-ordinates of the nearest town
0	no data

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**Holyhead Mountain** submitted by Dodomad : Volunteers restore the hut circles as part of the works by the Holy Island Landscape Partnership. (Vote or comment on this photo)

The remains of approximately 50 farmstead buildings, comprising some round houses which would have had timber roof struts with turf or thatch over them, partly subterranean storage sheds, cattle shelters and work shops. The site covered between 6 and 8 hectares and was in use from between 500 BC until post Roman times.

Only one or two farmsteads would have been in use at any one time during this period of around 1000 years. Some areas were excavated in the 1860's and others in the 1970's. Inside some of the hut circles there are examples of stone furniture including ledges and basins. There are excellent descriptions of the site on notice boards and a car park right across the road from the site. Visited September 2010.

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Note: Volunteers restore the hut circles as part of works by the Holy Island Landscape Partnership
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