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This Neolithic Passage Tomb from c. 3000 BC is one of only two still standing in Wales (the other is nearby Bryn Celli Ddu). Several of the tomb’s stones feature elaborate spirals, lozenges and zig zags, probably used to induce shamanic trances. Excavation uncovered the remains of a fire, covered by a stew of wrasse, eel, frog, toad, grass-snake, mouse, shrew and hare. Its name - Barclodiad y Gawres (‘The Giantess' Apron’) - relates to a local story about a giant couple who were carrying rocks north to build their new home. Weary from the journey, they passed a cobbler and asked him the distance to Anglesey, unaware they were already there. Scared, the cobbler lied and said they were miles away, at which point the giantess dropped her stones in anguish - leaving the tomb in her wake. Access is by appointment via the key holder at Wayside Stores in Llanfaelog.
Barclodiad y Gawres
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- Region : North West Wales
- Grid Ref : SH 32893 70729
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This Neolithic Passage Tomb from c. 3000 BC is one of only two still standing in Wales (the other is nearby Bryn Celli Ddu). Several of the tomb’s stones feature elaborate spirals, lozenges and zig zags, probably used to induce shamanic trances. Excavation uncovered the remains of a fire, covered by a stew of wrasse, eel, frog, toad, grass-snake, mouse, shrew and hare. Its name - Barclodiad y Gawres (‘The Giantess' Apron’) - relates to a local story about a giant couple who were carrying rocks north to build their new home. Weary from the journey, they passed a cobbler and asked him the distance to Anglesey, unaware they were already there. Scared, the cobbler lied and said they were miles away, at which point the giantess dropped her stones in anguish - leaving the tomb in her wake. Access is by appointment via the key holder at Wayside Stores in Llanfaelog.
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