Din Dryfol Chambered Tomb
Din Dryfol is a Neolithic burial chamber on Anglesey, in Wales. It is a scheduled monument and is maintained by Cadw. The monument is near Bethel. Three phases of use have been identified, all dating from the Neolithic period.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Alan Simkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: neolithic burial chamber
- Also known as: “Din Dryfol”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bodorgan railway station and St Beuno’s Church.
Bodorgan railway station
Railway station
Photo: Ansbaradigeidfran, Public domain.
Bodorgan railway station serves the hamlet of Bodorgan and the village of Bethel on the Isle of Anglesey, Wales. The stop is an unstaffed halt, and serves as a request stop for Chester and Holyhead-bound local trains along the North Wales coast. Bodorgan railway station is situated 1½ miles south of Din Dryfol Chambered Tomb.
St Beuno’s Church
Church
Photo: Stephen Elwyn RODDICK, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Beuno's Church, Trefdraeth is the medieval parish church of Trefdraeth, a hamlet in Anglesey, north Wales. Although one 19th-century historian recorded that the first church on this location was reportedly established in about 616, no part of any 7th-century structure survives; the oldest parts of the present building date are from the 13th century. St Beuno’s Church is situated 1½ miles southeast of Din Dryfol Chambered Tomb.
St Cadwaladr’s Church
Church
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Cadwaladr's Church is a Grade I listed church in Llangadwaladr, Anglesey. The location of the current church was established in the 7th century by the Kings of Gwynedd, after whom the church is named, King Cadwaladr. St Cadwaladr’s Church is situated 2 miles south of Din Dryfol Chambered Tomb.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bethel and Capel Mawr.
Bethel
Village
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bethel is a relatively small and quiet village set centrally within the wider community and larger Parish of Bodorgan. The village is located inland from the south-western coast on the isle of Anglesey in North Wales.
Capel Mawr
Locality
Capel Mawr is a hamlet in the community of Llangristiolus, Anglesey, Wales, which is 130.3 miles from Cardiff and 214.6 miles from London. The chapel of the same name was built in 1773.
Trefdraeth
Hamlet
Photo: Stephen Elwyn RODDICK, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Trefdraeth is a hamlet in Anglesey, Wales, within the community of Bodorgan about 5 miles southwest of the county town of Llangefni. Trefdraeth's Church in Wales parish church of St Beuno dates from the 13th century. Trefdraeth is situated 1½ miles southeast of Din Dryfol Chambered Tomb.
Din Dryfol Chambered Tomb
- Categories: archaeological site, scheduled monument, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Aberffraw, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.2252° or 53° 13′ 31″ northLongitude
-4.40476° or 4° 24′ 17″ westOpen location code
9C5Q6HGW+33OpenStreetMap ID
node 12459039957OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q477748
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In Other Languages
From German to Welsh—“Din Dryfol Chambered Tomb” goes by many names.
- German: “Din Dryfol”
- Welsh: “Beddrod Siambr Din Dryfol”
- Welsh: “Din Dryfol”
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