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02-14-2009, 01:36 PM
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Lligwy Burial Chamber: Neolithic Tomb Near Moelfre, Anglesey
Lligwy Burial Chamber is a Neolithic chambered tomb about half a mile west of Moelfre on Anglesey in North Wales. A plaque at the site dates its construction to about 2500-2000 BC. Its limestone capstone weighs about 25 tonnes and rests on three low upright stones above a chamber partly set into a natural fissure. E. N. Baynes excavated the tomb in 1908-09 and recovered the remains of about 15 to 30 adults and children in two layers, along with pottery, flint and animal bones. The arrangement of the deposits suggests that the chamber was reused after its original construction, possibly during the Bronze Age. The photographs show exterior and interior views of the tomb, its plaque and a reconstruction drawing depicting the capstone being hauled into position on log rollers.  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  · |
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02-15-2009, 05:29 PM
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Re: Lligwy Burial Chamber: Neolithic Tomb Near Moelfre, Anglesey
wow - hard to imagine that thing is still standing..
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02-15-2009, 05:39 PM
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Re: Lligwy Burial Chamber: Neolithic Tomb Near Moelfre, Anglesey
when I went there 5 years ago, someone had done a little ritual inside and left things inside
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10-13-2009, 01:28 AM
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Re: Lligwy Burial Chamber: Neolithic Tomb Near Moelfre, Anglesey
yeah you would think weather or certain earth disturbances would have shifted this rock |
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10-21-2009, 08:53 AM
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Re: Lligwy Burial Chamber: Neolithic Tomb Near Moelfre, Anglesey
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
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10-21-2009, 12:43 PM
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Re: Lligwy Burial Chamber: Neolithic Tomb Near Moelfre, Anglesey
the inside wasnt very tall, i had to crouch to get around inside, the inside was pretty muddy too
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10-27-2009, 08:25 PM
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Re: Lligwy Burial Chamber: Neolithic Tomb Near Moelfre, Anglesey
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...
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10-28-2009, 07:22 AM
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Re: Lligwy Burial Chamber: Neolithic Tomb Near Moelfre, Anglesey
"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
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