Sunday, 17 August 2025

Din Lligwy , Anglesey . Iron Age/Roman Settlement Llugwy trilogy Post 2 :


 


Din Llugwy (grid ref SH4970286134 ) . Iron Age village later occupied by Romans . The site covers an area over 1100 square metres , has a communal area, four rectangular buildings , two round huts and surrounded with  a 1.5 (5') metre by 1.2 m (4')  wall . .  
Din Llugwy is close to Capel Lligwy (Post 3 )  300 metres walk  west side of field . 
A narrow path leads through a small wood , wild garlic growing on both sides  .First iimpression . This  place is stunning .. !
The original inhabitants settled here around 200BCE . Thick walls encircling the settlement are said to be a weather shield rather than forifcation . Coins , pottery and glass and glass have been discovered here date from the late Roman period in the 3rd and 4th centuries .













Notched part of door frame , may be where timber placed across door on the inside was fitted . 







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