 The Lligwy Burial Chamber dates back to the end of the 3rd Century BC and is probably a relatively late example of its kind. It has a huge 25 ton capstone measuring 16 x 19 feet balanced on top of a number of smaller stones covering the chamber hollowed out from the rock.
Excavation found the remains of some 15-30 men, women, and children and pottery suggesting a late Neolithic date.
About the Lligwy Burial Chamber
Megalithic Portal: Lligwy Burial Chamber
The Modern Antiquarian: Lligwy
Wikipedia: Lligwy Burial Chamber
Wikipedia: Chamber Tomb
Journey to the Lligwy Burial Chamber
The Lligwy Burial Chamber is located on a minor road off the A5108 southwest of Moelfre on the Isle of Anglesey, Wales.
Ordnance Survey Map (SH50138604)
Visitors Information
Visitors information for the Lligwy Burial Chamber may be found at the CADW website. General tourist information may be found at the Visit Anglesey website.
Additional Photos of the Lligwy Burial Chamber
Descriptive Sign at Lligwy Burial Chamber
Sign in English at Lligwy Burial Chamber
Sign in Welsh at Lligwy Burial Chamber
Lligwy Burial Chamber
Lligwy Burial Chamber
Lligwy Burial Chamber
Close-Up of Capstone Balancing on Upright Stones, Lligwy Burial Chamber
Close-Up of Capstone, Lligwy Burial Chamber
Looking Out from the Interior of the Lligwy Burial Chamber
Looking Out from the Interior of the Lligwy Burial Chamber
Interior, Lligwy Burial Chamber
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