History - Heritage

Castell Bryn Gwyn is a circular bank of Neolithic origin, surviving to a height of 12 feet. Artifacts found give Read more…

Beaumaris Castle was the last and largest of King Edward I Welsh fortifications started in the 1290’s. Defences survive, surrounded Read more…

Bryn Celli Ddu Burial Chamber, a chambered Neolithic tomb on the site of a former henge monument. Read more…

Caer y Tŵr, Iron Age hill fort with late Roman watchtower, on the summit of Holyhead mountain. Read more…

Barclodiad y Gawres Burial Chamber is apartially reconstructed Neolithic burial chamber. The site has limited access: you can view the Read more…

Plas Newydd is an 18th Century mansion house designed by James Wyatt, home of the Marquess of Anglesey. Large gardens, Read more…

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch is the longest name of any village and the name is proudly displayed on the station and village shops. Read more…

Caer Gybi Roman Fort is small rectangular for overlooking the harbour which formed a defense against raiders from across the Read more…

The port at Amlwch was developed due to the high importance of the copper mine at Parys Mountain. The harbour Read more…

Capel Lligwy is a stone chapel on a hillside overlooking Lligwy Bay. On a clear day you can see the Read more…

Caer Lêb (name means Leaven Castle) is a low-lying rectilinear enclosure, with double banks and ditches. Read more…

Bodowyr Burial Chamber is a Neolithic chambered tomb. The chamber has three upright stones about a metre high supporting a robust, Read more…