Bodowyr Chambered Tomb
Bodowyr Burial Chamber is a Neolithic burial chamber made of a few large stacked stones in a farmer's field on the north Wales island of Anglesey. It is located at Bodowyr Farm, 1.25 mi east of Llangaffo, off the B4419 road.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Neolithic burial chamber in Llanidan, Anglesey, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Bodowyr” and “Bodowyr Burial Chamber”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castell Bryn Gwyn and Bryn Gwyn stones.
Castell Bryn Gwyn
Archaeological site
Photo: Richard Keatinge, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Castell Bryn Gwyn is a prehistoric site on the Isle of Anglesey, west of Brynsiencyn. It is a circular clay and gravel bank covered with grass, still some 1.5 metres high and revetted externally by stone walls, which surround a level area some 54 metres in diameter. Castell Bryn Gwyn is situated 3,800 feet south of Bodowyr Chambered Tomb.
Bryn Gwyn stones
Archaeological site
Photo: Richard Keatinge, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bryn Gwyn Stones or Bryn Gwyn Standing Stones are neolithic stones in Brynsiencyn on Anglesey. Bryn Gwyn stones is situated 4,000 feet south of Bodowyr Chambered Tomb.
Caer Lêb Romano-British Farm
Archaeological site
Photo: Porius1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Caer Lêb is a Roman and mediaeval site on the Welsh island of Anglesey, west of Brynsiencyn. Its name means "Leaven Castle". It is a low-lying site near the Afon Braint with a double row of pentangular banks and marshy ditches. Caer Lêb Romano-British Farm is situated 1 mile southeast of Bodowyr Chambered Tomb.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llangaffo and Brynsiencyn.
Llangaffo
Village
Photo: Porius1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Llangaffo is a village in Anglesey, in north-west Wales. It lies along the B4419 and B4421 roads, north of Dwyran, south of Gaerwen and northwest of Llanidan.
Brynsiencyn
Photo: Stephen Elwyn RODDICK, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brynsiencyn is a village on the island of Anglesey in north-west Wales.
Dwyran
Village
Photo: Monsyn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dwyran is a village on the island of Anglesey, in north-west Wales, in the community of Rhosyr. Population 2011 census was 603. The first prototype Land Rover off-road vehicle was built and tested around Dwyran and Newborough, Anglesey in 1947. Dwyran is situated 2 miles southwest of Bodowyr Chambered Tomb.
Bodowyr Chambered Tomb
- Categories: chamber tomb, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Llanidan, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.18827° or 53° 11′ 18″ northLongitude
-4.30302° or 4° 18′ 11″ westOpen location code
9C5Q5MQW+8QOpenStreetMap ID
node 4717381603OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q4936733
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Bodowyr Chambered Tomb” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Bodowyr Burial Chamber”
- German: “Bodowyr”
- Welsh: “Beddrod Siambr Bodowyr”
- Welsh: “Bodowyr (siambr gladdu)”
- Welsh: “Bodowyr”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ynys y Barcty and Tre Ifan hut circles.
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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 “Bodowyr Chambered Tomb”. Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 4.0.