Best of North Wales
The 20 best archaeological sites in North Wales
Our curated top 20 archaeological sites in North Wales, ranked by quality rating, image richness and content depth. For the complete list of 438 archaeological sites see the full archaeological sites index for North Wales.
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Norton Priory Museum and Gardens
Norton Priory is a historic site in Norton, Runcorn, Cheshire, England, comprising the remains of an abbey complex dating from the 12th to 16th centuries, and an 18th-century country house; it is now
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Chester Roman Amphitheatre
Chester Roman Amphitheatre — Roman amphitheatre in Chester, Cheshire, England, UK.
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Dinorwic Quarry
Dinorwic Quarry — large former slate quarry near Llanberis, Gwynedd, Wales and World Heritage Site.
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Eddisbury hill fort
Eddisbury hill fort — hillfort in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England, UK.
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Bryn Celli Ddu
Bryn Celli Ddu — prehistoric site on the Welsh island of Anglesey; Neolithic henge monument.
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Holt Castle
Holt Castle (Welsh: Castell Holt) was a medieval castle on the Welsh–English border, by the banks of the River Dee, in the village of Holt, Wrexham County Borough, Wales. Work began on the castle in t
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Flint Castle
Flint Castle (Welsh: Castell y Fflint) in Flint, Flintshire, was the first of a series of castles built during King Edward I's campaign to conquer Wales. The site was chosen for its strategic position
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Pillar of Eliseg
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Deganwy Castle
Deganwy Castle (Medieval Latin: Arx Deganhui; Middle Welsh: Caer Ddegannwy; Modern Welsh: Castell Degannwy) was an early stronghold of Gwynedd in Deganwy, at the mouth of the River Conwy, now in Conwy
