North Wales Landmarks

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   Talacre Beach - Point of Ayr Lighthouse

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   Type:

   Beach

   HOLYWELL

   Talacre is a sandy beach located near Prestatyn and houses a grade 2 listed lighthouse dating back to 1776, which was decommissioned in 1884 and is now a residential property, rising 18 metres out of the sand.  The area around the beach and dunes is…

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   Caer y Twr Roman Watchtower

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   Type:

   Historic Site

   Holyhead

   Iron Age settlement in a spectacular mountaintop location

   Perched at the summit of Holyhead Mountain with expansive views in all directions, it’s easy to see why our Iron Age ancestors chose this spot. The rampart walls still stand 10ft/3m high and…

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   St Dyfnog’s Holy well

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   Type:

   Historic Site

   DENBIGH

   St Dyfnog’s Holy well is also nearby, though it is a very simple site today, the well was said to have been lined with marble in the 18th century, with statues arranged around the outside, and there were changing rooms for pilgrims so they could…

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   Tŵr Mawr - Ynys Llanddwyn Island

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   Type:

   Lighthouse

   BODORGAN

   Built in the early 1800's, Twr Mawr was modelled on the windmills of Anglesey. It marks the Western entrance to the Menai Strait, and is situated on a small tidal island named Ynys Llanddwyn just off the West Coast of Anglesey.

   The name…

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   Presaddfed Chambered Tomb

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   Type:

   Historic Site

   Bodedern

   Two of a kind

   Sitting in a field close to the southern end of Llyn Llywenan, the largest natural lake on Anglesey, this pair of Neolithic (New Stone Age) tombs sit just 7ft/21.m apart. Despite their closeness, the tombs’ alignment leaves no space…

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   Amgueddfa Lloyd George Memorial Museum

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   Type:

   Museum

   CRICCIETH

   The Lloyd George Museum and Highgate, his boyhood home, with Shoemaker's Workshop and Victorian garden.

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   St Winefrids Shrine & Well

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   Type:

   Church / Chapel

   HOLYWELL

   Still a popular place of pilgrimage

   The holy well at St Winefride’s has been a place of pilgrimage since at least 1115. It is said to spring from the spot where 7th-century Welsh abbot St Beuno brought his niece Winefride back to life, though it’s…

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   Minera Lead Mines and Country Park

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   Type:

   Heritage / Visitor Centre

   WREXHAM

   Discover the story of the leadminers of Minera, the village named after the ore beneath. Great heritage set in a country park below Minera Mountain and ideal starting point for walking the Clywedog trail.

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   Llys Rhosyr

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   Type:

   Historic Site

   Llanfairpwllgwyngyll

   Llys Rhosyr is a significant site not least because it is the only Royal Court of the Princes of Gwynedd of which the ground plan remains virually intact. Those elsewhere were despoiled at the conquest, or destroyed in the last century.
   

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    Llandudno Promenade

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    Type:

    Viewpoint

    Llandudno

    A Victorian seaside resort, largest holiday resort in Wales.

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    Penrhosfeilw Standing Stones

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    Type:

    Historic Site

    Holyhead

    Bronze Age standing stones shrouded in mystery

    Very little is known about the origins of this pair of standing stones. Erected during the Bronze Age, they stand roughly 10ft/3m high and 11ft/3.3m apart. One persistent myth says that they were once…

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    Caer Leb Romano-British Farm

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    Type:

    Historic Site

    Llanfairpwll

    Prehistoric settlement with Roman and medieval connections

    This rectilinear enclosure of double banks and ditches has a complex and sometimes murky history. Its location on low-lying marshland led some to believe that it may once have been a…

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    Plas Newydd Historic House and Gardens

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    Type:

    Historic House / Palace

    LLANFAIRPWLL

    On the island of Ynys Môn (Anglesey), Plas Newydd is a Grade I-listed house and garden on the banks of the Menai Strait. With the mountains of Eryri (Snowdonia) as a dramatic backdrop, enjoy the 40 acres of peaceful garden and 129 acres of woodland…

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    Caernarfon Town Walls & Porth Mawr Tower

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    Type:

    Historic Site

    CAERNARFON

    Don’t overlook Caernarfon’s medieval town walls. Visitors flock here, of course, to see the world-famous fortress. But Caernarfon’s story is not complete without including a chapter on its ring of ancient walls. They were an essential part of King…

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    Beaumaris Castle

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    Type:

    Castle / Fort

    BEAUMARIS

    Beaumaris Castle was commissioned by Edward 1st during his conquest of Wales in the 13th century.

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    St Peter's Square

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    Type:

    Historic Site

    RUTHIN

    Perched on top of a hill, all roads into Ruthin seem to lead to St Peter’s Square in the centre. Visitors come here to admire the mix of architectural styles, the excellent specialist shops, and good eating places.St Peter’s Square has more listed…

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    Conwy Town Walls

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    Type:

    Historic Site

    CONWY

    Walking the walls of a World Heritage Site

    Part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site that includes spectacular castles at Beaumaris, Harlech and here in Conwy, these town walls are among the finest and most complete in Europe. Stretching almost…

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    Greenfield Valley Heritage Park & Museum

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    Type:

    Heritage / Visitor Centre

    HOLYWELL

    An award winning 70 acre Country Park featuring ancient monuments and industrial history.

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    Bryn Celli Ddu Burial Chamber

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    Type:

    Historic Site

    LLANFAIRPWLL

    Impressive Neolithic chambered tomb, with partially restored entrance passage and mound, on the site of a former henge monument.

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    Ellseg's Pillar

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    Type:

    Historic Site

    Llangollen

    Unpicking the mysteries of this early Christian cross

    Erected in the first half of the 9th century in a prominent position on a Bronze Age burial cairn, all that remains of this cross is the rounded lower shaft. The inscription that decorates the…

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