Lligwy Burial Chamber

güttsfükk · #1 ● 02-14-2009, 01:36 PM

Lligwy Burial Chamber is to be found in a field close to the small town of Moelfre on the Isle of Anglesey, North Wales. The most striking feature of the burial chamber is the massive capstone, estimated to weigh some 25 tonnes.

Lligwy is a neolithic burial chamber probably constructed before 3000 B.C. It was excavated in the early 20th Century and found to contain bones from up to 30 men, women and children. The illustration below suggests that the capstone was probably dragged over the support stones by brute force.
It is possible to enter the tomb but it is rather cramped for height!

There are many ancient sites on the Isle of Anglesey including prehistoric burial chambers but I would definitely recommend anyone visiting the east coast of Anglesey to find time to search out Lligwy. Lligwy is a fantastic burial chamber ...if you like ancient burial chambers!

**chris** · #2 ● 02-15-2009, 05:29 PM

wow - hard to imagine that thing is still standing..

güttsfükk · #3 ● 02-15-2009, 05:39 PM

when I went there 5 years ago, someone had done a little ritual inside and left things inside

annmarie · #4 ● 10-13-2009, 01:28 AM

yeah you would think weather or certain earth disturbances
would have shifted this rock

güttsfükk · #5 ● 10-21-2009, 08:53 AM

there seem to be a fair few of these where the rocks have stayed where they were placed but all the dirt that was put over the rocks to make them a burial mound has been shifted by the weather

Blewvane · #6 ● 10-21-2009, 11:40 AM

Sweet! Looks like a bunker. I wonder if you can camp in it?

güttsfükk · #7 ● 10-21-2009, 12:43 PM

the inside wasnt very tall, i had to crouch to get around inside, the inside was pretty muddy too

Dirty18 · #8 ● 10-27-2009, 08:25 PM

I actually live on Holy Island...which is an island attached to Ynys Mon (Welsh for Isle Of Anglesey) by a causeway and a small bridge. And I have never ever been there, but I have read about it and have seen pictures of it...

StiffyWood · #9 ● 10-27-2009, 08:59 PM

Cool!

güttsfükk · #10 ● 10-28-2009, 07:22 AM

Originally Posted by Dirty18 ↗

I actually live on Holy Island...which is an island attached to Ynys Mon (Welsh for Isle Of Anglesey) by a causeway and a small bridge. And I have never ever been there, but I have read about it and have seen pictures of it...

"filth krieg" on this forum's girlfriend is from angelsey. i drove up there in 2003/2004 and went about visiting different burial mounds. was a nice little area

Lligwy Burial Chamber

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