Archaeology in Wales

Discover 7 places to experience unusual archaeology in Wales.

Port Eynon, Wales

Port Eynon Salt House

The seaside ruins of an ancient salt production facility.

Carn Goedog

Eglwyswrw, Wales

Carn Goedog

This rocky outcrop served as a quarry for some of the bluestones that sit at the center of Stonehenge.

Dyffryn Ardudwy Burial Chamber

Penrhyndeudraeth, Wales

Dyffryn Ardudwy Burial Chambers

Neolithic burial chambers hidden beside a village school.

Bridgend, Wales

St. John's House

This 500-year-old Tudor home is a treasure trove of history and mystery.

The Great Orme Copper Mine.

The Great Orme Copper Mines

The world's largest prehistoric copper mine had 30,000 animal bones scattered throughout the maze of passageways.

Pentre Ifan

Pembrokeshire, Wales

Pentre Ifan

The Stonehenge of Wales is one of the grandest neolithic dolmens still in existence.

Forest of Borth

A 4,500-year-old forest is slowly being revealed from beneath the sands of a Welsh beach.

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