Bryn Celli Ddu — North Outlier Standing Stone Row
Bryn Celli Row N
Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age (3000–1800 BCE)·Late Neolithic Atlantic·🇬🇧 Wales, Anglesey, United Kingdom
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About Bryn Celli Ddu — North Outlier Standing Stone Row
Bryn Celli Ddu — North Outlier Standing Stone Row in Wales, Anglesey, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age (3000–1800 BCE) megalithic attributed to Late Neolithic Atlantic. Systematic survey and coring document ceramic seriation. The site includes a principal citadel and workshop area. Dimensions chamber 4.2 m × 2.8 m; mound 18 m diameter; area 0.7 ha. Excavation partially-excavated; condition submerged. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Late Neolithic Atlantic megalithic with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 40 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function and labor organization
- 02Construction technique
Theories
- 01Elite residence hypothesis
- 02Territorial marker
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 3000–2500 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age (3000–1800 BCE)
- Culture
- Late Neolithic Atlantic
- Purpose
- Ceremonial tomb and territorial marker
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3000–2500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 841 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1940
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
53.2000° N · 4.2300° W · 40 m · 4 mapped features
Principal Chamber
chamberPrincipal Chamber at Bryn Celli Ddu — North Outlier Standing Stone Row — chamber with stratified deposits
53.1992° N · 4.2293° WPeripheral Kerb Segment
kerbPeripheral Kerb Segment at Bryn Celli Ddu — North Outlier Standing Stone Row — kerb with stratified deposits
53.2014° N · 4.2292° WOutlier Menhir
standing stoneOutlier Menhir at Bryn Celli Ddu — North Outlier Standing Stone Row — standing stone with stratified deposits
53.2013° N · 4.2278° WAncillary Cairn
cairnAncillary Cairn at Bryn Celli Ddu — North Outlier Standing Stone Row — cairn with stratified deposits
53.1985° N · 4.2324° W