Trefignath Chambered Tomb
Trefignath is a Neolithic burial chamber near Trearddur, south of Holyhead on Holy Island, off Anglesey in Wales. In its most complete form it included a large cairn covering three stone tombs, set on a small knoll.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Stephen Elwyn RODDICK, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: burial chamber in Anglesey, Wales
- Also known as: “Trefignath”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tŷ Mawr Standing Stone and Holyhead Railway Station.
Tŷ Mawr Standing Stone
Archaeological site
Photo: Alan Simkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tŷ Mawr Standing Stone is an archaeological site, which is situated 2,000 feet northwest of Trefignath Chambered Tomb.
Holyhead Railway Station
Railway station
Photo: Randwick, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Holyhead railway station serves the Welsh town of Holyhead on Holy Island, Anglesey. The station is the western terminus of the North Wales Main Line 105+1⁄2 miles west of Crewe and is managed by Transport for Wales Rail. Holyhead Railway Station is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Trefignath Chambered Tomb.
Ynys Benlas
Islet
Ynys Benlas is a small islet situated in the Inland Sea, part of the Cymyran Strait between Anglesey and Holy Island. It measures approximately 65 metres by 35 metres at low tide and covers about 0.2 hectares.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Trearddur Bay and Four Mile Bridge.
Trearddur Bay
Photo: Ian Greig, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Trearddur or Trearddur Bay is a village, seaside resort and community south of Holyhead on the west coast of Holy Island off the north-west coast of Anglesey in Wales.
Four Mile Bridge
Village
Photo: alan smethurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Four Mile Bridge is a village spanning both sides of the Cymyran Strait in Wales, connecting Holy Island with Anglesey, and is approximately three miles southeast of Holyhead. Four Mile Bridge is situated 2 miles southeast of Trefignath Chambered Tomb.
Porth-y-Felin
Suburb
Porth-y-Felin is an area of Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey, Wales, which is 141 miles from Cardiff and 227.4 miles from London. Porth-y-Felin is situated 2 miles northwest of Trefignath Chambered Tomb.
Trefignath Chambered Tomb
- Categories: chamber tomb, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.29327° or 53° 17′ 36″ northLongitude
-4.61429° or 4° 36′ 51″ westOpen location code
9C5Q79VP+87OpenStreetMap ID
node 1243679999OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q2451055
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In Other Languages
From German to Welsh—“Trefignath Chambered Tomb” goes by many names.
- German: “Trefignath”
- Welsh: “Beddrod Siambr Trefignath”
- Welsh: “Siambr Gladdu Trefignath”
- Welsh: “Trefignath”
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Highlights include Burial Chamber and Standing Stones, Penrhos.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Trefignath Chambered Tomb”. Photo: Stephen Elwyn RODDICK, CC BY-SA 2.0.