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Landmarks & Monuments: Ardboe High Cross, N. Ireland Beaghmore Stone Circles, N. Ireland Boa Island Figures, N. Ireland Bryn Celli Ddu Burial Chamber, Wales Caerleon Roman Fortress, Wales Capel Garmon Burial Chamber, Wales Carrick-a-Rede Bridge, N. Ireland Chysauster Ancient Village Devenish Monastic Site, N. Ireland Dolaucothi Gold Mine, Wales The Eden Project, England Giant's Causeway, N. Ireland Giant's Ring, N. Ireland Legananny Dolmen, N. Ireland Marble Arch Caves, N. Ireland Navan Fort, N. Ireland Nendrum Monastic Site, N. Ireland Ossian's Grave, N. Ireland Pentre Ifan Burial Chamber, Wales Scottish Parliament, Scotland Segontium Roman Fort, Wales Stonehenge, Southwest England Tre'r Ceiri Hillfort, Wales ................................................. _________________________________

North Wales attractions: Anglesey Sea Zoo Beaumaris Castle Bodnant Garden Bryn Celli Ddu Burial Chamber Caernarfon Castle Capel Garmon Burial Chamber Castell Dinas Bran Chirk Castle Conwy Castle Denbigh Castle Erddig Hall Ffestiniog Railway Harlech Castle National Portrait Gallery, Wales Penrhyn Castle Plas Newydd, Anglesey Plas Newydd, Llangollen Rhuddlan Castle Segontium Roman Fort Snowdon Mountain Railway Tre'r Ceiri Hillfort Valle Crucis Abbey Welsh Mountain Zoo ................................................. _________________________________

Capel Garmon Burial Chamber Nr Betws-y-Coed, Gwynedd, Wales, UK.

The prehistoric burial chamber of Capel Garmon sits perched high on a ridge above the Conwy Valley near Betws-y-Coed in Snowdonia, north Wales.

The chambered long cairn dates from 1500BC, and was the communal burial tomb of generations of people. The west facing entrance of today was not the original entrance (which was on the south side), but was constructed in the 19th century when the tomb was used as a stable. The long barrow has three chambers, although the massive surviving capstone (measuring 14ft) is the only remnant of the original roof.

The site has been extensively excavated, and a first century wrought iron firedog that was uncovered in 1852 is now on display in the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff. It was found by a man digging a ditch on the nearby farm and is believed to have been an offering to a pagan god. Although the chamber of Capel Garmon is not as famous as Anglesey's Bryn Celli Ddu, the surroundings are some of the most beautiful in Wales, with the mountains, forests and glens of Snowdonia National Park forming a wonderful backdrop to the mysterious spot.

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Chysauster Ancient Village
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Pentre Ifan Burial Chamber
Scottish Parliament Building
Segontium Roman Fort
Stonehenge
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