Items in Anglesey

Cromleh near Plaisnewdd in Anglesea

The modern spelling of Plaisnewdd is Plas Newydd; this megalithic burial chamber is near the National Trust site at Bryn Celli Ddu in Anglesey (Ynys Mon). modern picture by hamish This is one item fro [...]

Keywords: druids, tombs, megaliths, ruins

Places shown: Plas Newydd; Anglesey; Wales

Added: 2006-01-11

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Overview map of Anglesey, Wales

Taken from the map of England and Wales on page 2237.

Keywords: colour, maps

Places shown: Anglesey; Wales

Added: 2006-01-20

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Plate 65. Entrance to Beaumaris Castle.

Drawn by H. Gastineau, Engraved by F. R. Hay.There’s another picture of Beaumaris Castle in Old England. The castle was started in 1295 at the order of King Edward I, after the revolt in 1294/5 led b [...]

Keywords: castles, entrances, trees, people

Places shown: Beaumaris; Anglesey; Wales

Added: 2006-06-30

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40.—Cromlech at Plas Newydd, Anglesey

See also Grose’s Antiquities for an older engraving of this neolithic burial tomb. “The Isle of Anglesey, anciently called Mona, was the great stronghold of Druidism, whilst the Romans had still a dis [...]

Keywords: druids, tombs, ruins, megaliths, backgrounds, wallpaper

Places shown: Plas Newydd; Anglesey; Wales

Added: 2005-12-20

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