Iron Age settlement at the foot of Holyhead Mountain near South Stack. Worth a visit as substantial remains can be seen of 20 out of the 50 original circular huts. They consist of the remains of 10 large, round stone huts, which are scattered along the hillside, as well as numerous smaller rectangular buildings, which excavations suggest were used as workshops. Evidence of metal-working was found in these buildings.
At the east end of the site there is another group of huts. The round stone huts are about 7m in diameter with thick, low walls. They would have had a high, conical roof supported on a ring of posts and thatched with straw or reeds. There is evidence of a long history of settlement from the Middle Stone Age, Neolithic and Bronze Age, to the Iron Age. Managed by Cadw.
Directions
Easy access. From Holyhead town centre, follow the road to Outer Harbour, then follow signs to South Stack (4.75km). Park in the car park on the left, just over 0.6km after right hand turn. The huts remains are signposted and visible all year round but bracken hides the field system in summer.
your comments
Dafs from Holyhead
Most of the hut circles are actually reconstructed and are fakes they were redone in the 40's
Mon Jun 1 09:19:36 2009
Graeme from Preston
I visited this site on 12/08/07. It is well preserved and easy to get to. I found it very reminiscent of Skara Brae on Mainland Orkney. It is an excellent site and well worth a visit.
Tue Aug 14 14:00:21 2007
Keith Alexander, Penysarn, Anglesey
I visited the hut circles earlier this week on 10th July 2007. They are fascinating but is there any detailed information as to what was found when they were last excavated?
Mon Jul 16 09:23:38 2007
Hannah from Holyhead
I went to the hut circles when I was 10 with my class from school. It really brings history alive, you can imagine how they must have lived. A great place to take the children to ignite interest in their studies!
Sun Jan 29 10:43:31 2006
