Din Lligwy: Prehistoric Celtic Settlement Of Anglesey, Wales
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The prehistoric ruins of the Din Lligwy settlement have a long history spanning three eras.
It is a fascinating place on the eastern coast of Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, with more than 5,000 years of human activity.
Lligwy Burial Chamber. Image credit: Kate Heath - Flickr - CC BY 2.0
The Din Lligwy Ancient Village (also known as the Din Lligwy Hut Group) comprises a Neolithic burial chamber, an Iron Age village, and a long-abandoned church. It was built by the native population of Anglesey during the latter part of the Roman occupation of Wales. But the settlement's origin may well date back to the Iron Age.
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