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Ancient Monuments on Anglesey Page 4.

Ty Mawr Standing Stone SH 254810.

Sometimes referred to as the Trefignath Standing Stone because of its close proximity to the Trefignath burial chambers. I found it easy to access this by parking on the road at the entrance to Holyhead Leisure Centre. Across the road is a field with a sign for a public footpath. Crossing the stile, I kept to the right hand hedge and walked to the end of it. I turned right and walked for about 100 yards to the brow of the land, and the stone was directly in front of me in clear view. The stone is about 8 foot in height, and resembles the texture of a marshmallow that you have twisted a couple of times between both sets of fingers and thumbs. Very spiral in effect. Views to differing sides includes Holyhead Mountain, Anglesey Aluminium, and the Holy Island countryside.

Full size photo of Ty Mawr Standing Stone    Ty Mawr Standing Stone & Anglesey Aluminium Chimney    Showing Lichen on the Ty Mawr Standing Stone    Ty Mawr Standing Stone Full Sized    Ty Mawr Standing Stone with Holyhead Mountain and Kingsland Mill in the background    Ty Mawr Standing Stone in distance in the field    Ty Mawr standing Stone with Anglesey Aluminium in background    The vista around Ty Mawr Standing Stone

Carreg Lleidr (Robber's Stone) SH447843.

Located in a field not far from the village of Llandyfrydog on Anglesey. A standing stone to which several myths are attributed. The most popular - because of the shape of the stone - is that a man robbed a church. Throwing his bag of stolen property - including the church bible - over his shoulder, during his escape he was turned to stone. The stone does look amazingly like it might if the story was true. The stone is red - common in the area - and is as porous as Dutch cheese. I could not find it via the road, so asked at the farm. I was directed to it and met by some rather unfriendly cows. When I did find it I realised if I had looked harder from the road I would have found a hole in the hedge through which it was easily viewed.

  Anglesey, Llandyfrydog, Carreg Lleidr (Robber's Stone) 4th June 2006        Anglesey, Llandyfrydog, Carreg Lleidr (Robber's Stone) 4th June 2006    Anglesey, Llandyfrydog, Carreg Lleidr (Robber's Stone) 4th June 2006    Anglesey, Llandyfrydog, Carreg Lleidr (Robber's Stone) Close Up 4th June 2006    Anglesey, Llandyfrydog, Carreg Lleidr (Robber's Stone) 4th June 2006    Anglesey, Llandyfrydog, Carreg Lleidr (Robber's Stone) 4th June 2006    Anglesey, Llandyfrydog, Carreg Lleidr (Robber's Stone) 4th June 2006

  Henblas Burial Chamber SH422724

Located on Henblas land, just a field or two from the themed attraction park which features farm animals, rides, and much, much  more. I had gone there for the day and asked the owner about this 'neolithic monument'. He promptly asked me to jump on a trailer being towed by a tractor, which normally showed families the scenery. The tractor arrived within minutes at this most impressive heavily quartzed ancient monument.

In an elevated position, and as with most of the ancient monuments on Anglesey, boasting a direct view to the mountains of Anglesey, lays the remains of the largest burial chamber I had yet to see. The capstone, which has slid from the top of the two enormous boulders lay sandwiched between its two supports, and must weigh a full 35 tons. The main support I estimate to be at least 16 feet tall.

Henblas Full on Photograph    Henblas Capstone    Henblas with Snowdonia in the distance    Major Crack in the Supporting Stone    Henblas Sprouting Tree    Interior of the Chamber    Henblas in the Shade

 

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