Bryn Celli Ddu, Anglesey - Megalithic Monuments on Waymarking.com

Bryn Celli Ddu is an earth barrow covering a grave. It was restored after being excavated between 1928 and 1929. The original is believed to have been much bigger. Its name is difficult to translate directly but means either 'the mound in the dark grove' or possibly 'the mound in the grove of the deity'.

The stones of the original Neolithic Stone Circle were removed in the early Bronze Age when a 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. This is now in the National Museum of Wales and replaced with a replica which stands outside.

Type: Dolmen Number: 80.00 Purpose: Recent research has identified has identified that Bryb Celli Ddu is aligned on a solstice event. Steve Burrow, curator of neolithic archaeology at Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales, has said the mound's stone passage points at the midsummer rising sun. Postholes outside, previously thought to be contemporary with the tomb (c3000BC), have been dated to over 6,000 years ago. Parking: Not Listed Size: Not listed Source: Not listed

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