Bontddu
Bontddu is a Village in the county of Gwynedd.
Bontddu postcode: LL40 2UW
There are great places to visit near Bontddu including some great towns, ancient sites, mountains, lakes, historic monuments, old mines and ruins.
Bontddu's best nearby towns can be found at Pwllheli, and Barmouth.
There are a several good ancient sites in the area around Bontddu like St. Cybi's Well.
The area around Bontddu boasts some of the best mountains including Y Garn, Arenig Fawr, Snowdon, and Cnicht.
Lakes to visit near Bontddu include Llyn Ogwen, and Llyn Arenig fawr.
The area around Bontddu's best historic monuments can be found at Arenig Fawr.
The area close to Bontddu boasts some of the best old mines including Croesor Quarry.
Don't miss Croesor Quarry's ruins if visiting the area around Bontddu.
Bontddu History
There are some historic monuments around Bontddu:
- Hut Circle (and Early Field System) on Bryn Seward
- Settlement & Fields Systems above Egryn Abbey
- Bwlch y Rhiwgyr, cairn 350m to SW of
- Hut Circle South of Cyfannedd Fawr
- Allt Lwyd Cairn II
- Cymer Abbey
- Standing Stone S of Cerrig-y-Cledd
- Afon Arthog standing stone
- Cwm Heisian West Lead and Gold Mine
- Hut Group and Enclosures on SW Slope of Moelfre
- Hengwm Stone Circles
- Bwlch y Rhiwgyr cairn
- Carnedd Lwyd cairns
- Pentre Farm Barrow
- Tal y Waen cairns
- Afon Arthog cup-marked rock
- Group of Standing Stones 810m South West of Bryn Seward
- Craig y Ganllwyd Cairn and Cist
- Bryn Seward Standing Stones and Field System with Associated Cairns
- Cefn Coch Cairn and Cist
- Fortified Settlement at Bryn Castell
- Mynydd Egryn Settlement
- Cerrig Arthur Stone Circle
- Llys Bradwen Medieval Site
- Deserted Rural Settlement South of Ffridd Olchfa
- Pen y Dinas Cairn
- Hut Groups S of Bwlch-y-Ffordd
- Llecheiddior Stone Circle
- Hut Circle Settlement at Crawcwellt South
- Cors-y-Gedol Settlements & Field System
- Llyn Gafr Hut Circle
- Carneddau Hengwm Long Cairns
- Berth-Llwyd & Cefn Coch Gold Mining Complex
- Llecheiddior Round Cairns
- Pont Scethin
- Round Hut and Cairns on NW Slope of Braich Ddu
- Tyddyn-y-Coed Camp
- Bedd-y-Brenin Round Cairn
- Pen y Ddinas Camp
- Llanelltyd Bridge
- Foel Faner Defended Enclosure
- Cymmer Castle
- Hut Enclosure and Early Field System South of Mynydd Graigwen
- Ceunant Egryn Hut Group
- Hut Circle Settlement East of Caer-Cynog
- Bron-y-Foel West Burial Chamber
- Glasdir Copper and Gold Mine Mill
- Hut Circle Settlement at Craig Ty'n-y-Cornel
- Hut Group 530m SSE of Cyfannedd Fawr
- Llynnau Cregennen Standing Stone
- Enclosure & Settlement 400m East of Cyfannedd Fawr
- Enclosure near Bron y Foel, Moelfre
- Coed Pen-y-Bryn Defended Settlement
- Twll y Darren Round Barrow
- Craig Las cairn
- Ffridd Fechan Fort
- Waen Bant Standing Stone
- Hermon or Dolfwynog Copper/Gold Bog Kiln
- The Cregennen Cairns and Standing Stones
- Bron-Llety-Ifan cairns and cup-marked rock
- Hut Circle at Gellfawr
- Castell y Bere
- Fairbourne Anti-invasion Defences
- Arthog Standing Stones
- Settlement and Field System at Bron y Foel Uchaf
- Mynydd Egryn Ring Cairn
- Llyn Gafr Standing stone
- Craig-y-Ddinas Camp
- Llwyn du Parc cairn
- Cyfannedd-Fach Homestead
