Tumulus

Tumulus is an archaeological site in Llanasa, Flintshire, Wales. Tumulus is situated near the peak St Elmo’s Summer House, as well as near the forest Stoney Wood.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Prestatyn Castle and Prestatyn Library.

Prestatyn Castle

Castle

Photo: Jeff Buck, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Prestatyn Castle is a motte and bailey castle in Prestatyn, Wales, built in 1157 on land granted to the Norman lord Robert Banastre by King Henry II of England. Prestatyn Castle is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Tumulus.

Prestatyn Library

Library

Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Prestatyn Library is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Tumulus.

Christ Church

Church

Photo: Tim Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Christ Church is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Tumulus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gwaenysgor and Prestatyn.

Gwaenysgor

Village

Gwaenysgor is a small village in Flintshire, Wales. Located near Prestatyn in north Wales, it lies at an elevation of 600 feet, 183 metres. There is one pub, the Eagle and Child.

Prestatyn

Photo: Brian Deegan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Prestatyn is a town in Denbighshire, on the north coast of Wales. It is the most easterly of the holiday resorts on the north Wales coast, and so is convenient for day trips from the cities of Liverpool and Manchester in North West England.

Trelawnyd

Village

Photo: Dot Potter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Trelawnyd is a village in Flintshire, Wales. The village had a population taken at the 2011 census of 584. It is part of the community of Trelawnyd and Gwaenysgor.

Tumulus

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Llanasa, Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.32537° or 53° 19′ 31″ north

Longitude

-3.37807° or 3° 22′ 41″ west

Open location code

9C5R8JGC+4Q

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3260948776

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: St Elmo’s Summer House and Stoney Wood.

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