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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Bryn Celli Ddu Alternative Name: Black Grove Hill, Bryn-Celli-Ddu, Bryncelli DduCountry: Wales County: Anglesey Type: Passage Grave
Nearest Town: Holyhead Nearest Village: Llanfairpwllgwyngyl
Map Ref: SH50757017 Landranger Map Number: 114
Latitude: 53.207582N Longitude: 4.236232W
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 |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
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 |
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Chrus visited on 13th Jul 2023 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4
lscollinson visited on 2nd Sep 2019 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4 There is conjecture that the standing stone inside the chamber is actually a petrified tree stump.
Richard13 visited on 1st Jul 2019 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 3 Access: 4
elad13 visited on 22nd Jun 2019 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4
bishop_pam visited on 30th May 2019 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 3
cactus_chris visited on 17th Jun 2018 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 4
lichen visited on 1st Sep 2017 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 4
markhewins visited on 11th Jun 2015 Photographed the petrified tree central pillar.
Solsticelady visited on 1st Jan 2014 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4 Stunning, wonderful place. I tried to imagine what it would be like if I came back here on my birthday, which is the 21st of December. A little chilly perhaps? and a long drive from Cheshire. I read that a companion of a writer here felt that 'bad things' may have happened. Funny, it made me feel happy to be there somehow. Just imagination I expect ?
coin visited on 1st Jan 2013 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 4 Fantastic Welsh site
pickle1984 visited on 29th Mar 2012 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 3 Awesome passage tomb, well worth a visit. There was localised flooding on the access path when we went due to an issue with the farmers field.
jeniferj visited on 18th Aug 2011 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4
RABarnett visited on 1st Jul 2011 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 4
markj99 visited on 20th Apr 2011 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4 There is a balance to be struck in restoring an ancient site. Sites such as Newgrange seem in my eyes to be over-restored losing some of their original character. The restoration of Bryn Celli Ddu on the other hand has been sympathetic allowing it to retain an air of antiquity.
petelovespurple visited on 4th Jan 2011 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4 A short walk from where I left my car, on good paths
Well signed descriptive boards, showing its stages of development.
I met a ghost inside which added character to the place
15 photos on my flickr photostream in a set of the same name
philpye visited on 5th Oct 2010 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4
lhcrandall visited on 3rd Sep 2010 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4 Amazing place - loved it!
shawid visited on 1st Jul 2010 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4
crystalskull84 visited on 6th May 2010 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4
jeffrep visited on 7th May 2009 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 3
SteveC visited on 20th Oct 2008 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 4 Excellent tomb in a glorious setting. Inside the chamber is what some think to be a pretrified tree trunk with what appears to be human carving in the 'wood'
SolarMegalith visited on 1st Jul 2008 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 4
lhcrandall visited on 4th Oct 2006 - their rating: Cond: 4 Access: 5 Amazing place - loved it!
BolshieBoris visited on 1st Jun 2006 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4
Tonnox visited on 17th Jul 1994 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 4
druid visited - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4
Twistytwirly visited - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4
mark_a Andy B Bladup Jimwithnoname DrewParsons guile cerrig PAB rldixon myf nicoladidsbury hamish AngieLake sem TimPrevett Wazza12 have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4.15 Ambience: 4.56 Access: 3.92
During the Neolithic period a stone circle and henge stood at the site. An area of burnt material containing a small human bone from the ear, covered with a flat stone, was recovered.
The stones were removed in the early Bronze Age when an archetypal passage grave was built over the top of the centre of the henge. A carved stone with a twisting, serpentine design stood in the burial chamber. It has since been moved to the National Museum of Wales and replaced with a replica standing outside. An earth barrow covering the grave is a twentieth century restoration; the original was probably much bigger.
Read more at Wikipedia, The Northern Antiquarian page for Bryn Celli Ddu, Llandaniel Fab, Anglesey, and Cadw.
Try a 3D model of the patterned stone from Bryn Celli Ddu, also news on their summer 2018 dig and landscape project which is looking for volunteers. More details in the comments on our page.
Note: ENTER OUR SUMMER SOLSTICE PHOTO COMPETITION. More details here. Some Images from the summer solstice concert by Gwenno on top of Bryn Celli Ddu, Saturday 18th June
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