Barclodiad y Gawres, Anglesey

Name: Barclodiad y Gawres
Address: Anglesey, United Kingdom

#4 among attractions in Anglesey

Top attraction, Prehistoric site

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Barclodiad y Gawres is a Neolithic burial chamber between Rhosneigr and Aberffraw on the south-western coast of the island of Anglesey in North Wales. It is an example of a cruciform passage grave, a notable feature being its decorated stones. Similar graves and marks exist across the Irish Sea in the Boyne Valley. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 53°12'26"N, 4°30'13"W

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Barclodiad y Gawres – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Anglesey Circuit, Aberffraw beach, St Beuno's Church, St Cwyfan's Church.

1.2 miS
Sport venue, Sport
Anglesey Circuit, Aberffraw
32 min walk • The Anglesey Circuit is a motor racing circuit located in Ty Croes, Anglesey, Wales. It plays host to a variety of motorsport events including car racing, motorcycle racing, car sprints, stage rallies and drifting.
2.5 miSE
53°10'49"N • 4°27'44"W
Aberffraw beach, Aberffraw
65 min walk • Beach
1.9 miSE
Church
St Beuno's Church, Anglesey
49 min walk • St Beuno's Church, Aberffraw is a 12th-century parish church in Anglesey, north Wales. A church was established in Aberffraw in the 7th century by St Beuno, who became the abbot of Clynnog Fawr, Gwynedd. St Beuno's may have been used as a royal chapel during the early Middle Ages, as the princes of Gwynedd had a court in Aberffraw.
1.6 miS
Cemetery, Church
St Cwyfan's Church, Cribinau
41 min walk • St Cwyfan's Church is a Grade II*-listed medieval church in Llangadwaladr, Anglesey, Wales. Located on the small tidal island of Cribinau, it is popularly known as the "Little Church in the Sea". The church dates from the 12th century, with some renovations made in the 19th century.
3.9 miN
Lake
Llyn Traffwll, Anglesey
99 min walk • Llyn Traffwll is a 91 acre natural lake located, in Anglesey, Wales. Located midway between the villages of Rhosneigr and Valley it lies less than a kilometre south of the A55 North Wales Expressway.
3.7 miNW
53°14'45"N • 4°33'57"W
Silver Bay Beach, Rhoscolyn
95 min walk • Beach
3.5 miE
Church
St Cadwaladr's Church, Anglesey
90 min walk • St Cadwaladr's Church is a Grade I listed church in Llangadwaladr, Anglesey. The church is built in the perpendicular style. The nave is dated to the 12th to early 13th century and the chancel to the 14th. Considerable additions were later made in the mid 17th century, with the north chapel in 1640 and the south chapel in 1661.
1.5 miN
Church
St Maelog's Church, Anglesey
38 min walk • St Maelog's Church is a church in the village of Llanfaelog, situated in the Isle of Anglesey, Wales. The present building dates from the 19th century. It was designated as a Grade II listed building on 4 May 1971.
4 miNE
Church
St Peulan's Church, Anglesey
102 min walk • St Peulan's Church, Llanbeulan is a redundant Anglican church in Llanbeulan, in Anglesey, north Wales. The nave, which is the oldest part of the building, dates from the 12th century, with a chancel and side chapel added in the 14th century.
3.7 miN
53°15'31"N • 4°31'55"W
Valley Wetlands RSPB reserve, Valley
96 min walk • Valley, Nature and wildlife, Body of water
3.9 miNW
Lake, Prehistoric site
Llyn Cerrig Bach, Anglesey
99 min walk • Llyn Cerrig Bach is a small lake located between Rhosneigr and Valley in the west of Anglesey, Wales. Whilst it is not one of the largest lakes on the island, its claim to fame is the group of over 150 Iron Age metal objects discovered there in 1942, apparently placed in the lake as votive offerings.

Barclodiad y Gawres, Anglesey

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Barclodiad y Gawres – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)