Bryn Celli Ddu (‘Mound in the Dark’) is one of Anglesey’s most famous prehistoric landmarks. The great thing is, you can actually walk inside and through this neolithic burial chamber. However, to see Bryn Celli Ddu’s most striking feature, you have to be there on the summer solstice. As the sun rises, light shines directly down the tomb’s passageway to illuminate the chamber within.

Country Walking Magazine

August 24, 2020

Remember that scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark where Indiana Jones directs a beam of light through a chamber to show the location of the ark? This is where that happens for real. This prehistoric
burial chamber was also used to chart the turn of the seasons, and around the time of the summer
solstice (longest day), sunlight is funnelled through the front door into a single beam, illuminating the
mysterious standing stone at the heart of the chamber.

Doris

March 18, 2018

The hill started in the dark grove 5,000 years ago as a ritual enclosure, the only one (!) Aligned to the rising sun on the longest day of the year!

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Elevation 30 m

Daily 10am-4pm. Closed 24, 25, 26 December and 1 January.

Free Entry

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Llanddaniel Fab, Llanfair LL61 6EQ

cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/bryn-celli-ddu-burial-chamber

cadw@gov.wales

0300 0256000

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Location: Llanddaniel Fab, Anglesey, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom

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