Llety’r Filiast

Llety’r Filiast is a tomb in Llandudno, Conwy, Wales. Llety’r Filiast is situated nearby to Maes-y-Facrell National Nature Reserve, as well as near the nature reserve Maes-y-fachtell.

Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Tomb
Description: cromlech
Also known as: “Llandudno Burial Chamber”, “Llety’r Filiast Chambered Tomb”, and “siambr gladdu Llandudno”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Maes-y-Facrell National Nature Reserve and Great Orme Bronze Age Mines.

Maes-y-Facrell National Nature Reserve

Nature reserve

Maes y Facrell National Nature Reserve sits high above the coastal town of Llandudno on the Great Orme headland, in the county of Conwy, Wales. It commands sweeping views of Conwy Bay, and the mountains of Snowdonia.

Great Orme Bronze Age Mines

Museum

Photo: Richard Hoare, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Great Orme Bronze Age Mines is a museum, which is situated 670 feet northwest of Llety’r Filiast.

The Great Orme is a limestone headland on the north coast of Wales, north-west of the town of Llandudno. Referred to as Cyngreawdr Fynydd by the 12th-century poet Gwalchmai ap Meilyr, its English name derives from the Old Norse word for sea serpent.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Craig-y-Don and Llanrhos.

Craig-y-Don

Suburb

Photo: NoelWalley, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Craig-y-Don is a suburb of Llandudno, a coastal seaside resort in Conwy county borough, north Wales. It is also an electoral ward to Conwy County Borough Council and Llandudno Town Council. It is also part of the parish of Llanrhos. Craig-y-Don is situated 1½ miles southeast of Llety’r Filiast.

Llanrhos

Village

Photo: NoelWalley, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Llanrhos is a village in the community of Conwy, in Conwy County Borough, Wales. The village lies between the towns of Conwy and Llandudno. Llanrhos was a civil parish from 1894 until 1974. Llanrhos is situated 2 miles southeast of Llety’r Filiast.

Deganwy

Village

Photo: Ian Dalgliesh, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Deganwy is a town and electoral ward in the community of Conwy in Conwy County Borough in Wales. It lies in the Creuddyn Peninsula alongside Llandudno and Rhos-on-Sea. Deganwy is situated 2 miles south of Llety’r Filiast.

Llety’r Filiast

Categories: chambered cairn, dolmen, prehistoric archaeological site, historic site, and burial
Location: Llandudno, Conwy, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.32909° or 53° 19′ 45″ north

Longitude

-3.84513° or 3° 50′ 43″ west

Open location code

9C5R85H3+JW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7947560655

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=tomb

Wikidata ID

Q18816403

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In Other Languages

From German to Welsh—“Llety’r Filiast” goes by many names.

German: “Dolmen Lletty’r Filiast”
Welsh: “Llety’r Filiast”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Maes-y-fachtell and Halfway tram stop.

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