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Bryn Celli Ddu Burial Chamber

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Bryn Celli Ddu Burial Chamber
Historical landmark
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6Q57+4G Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, United Kingdom
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Rebekah Pickering Wood
Rebekah Pickering Wood305 days ago
Impressive and poignant monument. Only a short walk from the main road where parking is available. Kept my 3 year old interested for half an hour.
Tim Welch
Tim Welch336 days ago
Amazing Ancient site. It's one of the best ancient sites I've seen in Britain so far. Stonehenge is more impressive but you have this whole site free to yourself explore. We were lucky to have the area all to ourselves and had a great time pondering the meaning of the site. It's incredibly fun to go inside the ancient passageway and see the mysterious stone in the small chamber. Would highly recommend.
Adam
Adam336 days ago
There really isn't much to do here ... however, I can't justify giving a well-presented historic site a bad score. It's not here to perform, and it isn't it's job to impress. The site was super easy to find, and clearly marked, with parking available nearby. Walking to the site takes about 5-10 minutes, following a lovely path set along the fenceline of neighbouring farm. It was well-tended, wide, and easy to manage.

The site itself is rather small, occupying a fenced off portion of working farmland. However, it's quite exquisite. Information plaques provide pretty much everything you'd want to know about the site. While much of it is a recreation, with the most valuable pieces of carved stone being safely presented in museums, as much as possible has been rebuilt and reinforced from original materials.

A stunning example of the early human history of the UK. Perhaps not something I'd go out of my way for, if I wasn't a nut for such things ... but definitely worth seeing.

Worth noting: Google maps is notoriously bad at navigating to this site. Tag the car park, instead ... otherwise it will take you to a dirt track and a barn next to somebody's house on the other side of the field from the site.
Delazinsky
Delazinsky336 days ago
Not much that’s free these days but this is so get a look before they start charging. Prehistoric burial chamber and form henge with stone circle.

This monument, once so significant to a people long since departed, still has the capacity to bestow such thoughts of wonder and intrigue on those that now walk in its sacred shadow.
Jonathan q
Jonathan q1 year ago
Pretty great site to be honest! Didn't know this was here until I sat in the hotel just searching places on Google maps but really pleased to find it.

Totally free to get in.

To find the foot path to get in you need to look out for the road sign. There is a car park area opposite the entry way bit only enough room for maybe 2 cars. Luckily when I went there wasn't anyone else there.

Would recommend a visit if you are in the area!
Anthony J Harrison
Anthony J Harrison2 years ago
Historically significant, dating back 6000 years, it is a interesting place to go and see and reflect on how we once lived and died. The fact that on the summer solstice the sun rises directly through the burial chamber is a tribute to their knowledge and abilities and shows that you don’t have to go to Mexico to the Mayan temples to see an old civilisation that was capable of such feats
Demon72
Demon722 years ago
There is a car park for this place, once parked walk out of carpark turn right and immediately cross the road until you find a wooden walkway and then path, the path is very long and turns LEFT ! don't enter the field that is straight on.
Sandra Stonehill
Sandra Stonehill2 years ago
It's about half a mile from the car park or the lay-by, through a narrow, shady path and you arrive at the mound, some good bits of info there and an added bonus you can go inside. We thought it was quite special. 🤗🤗
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