Ancient Anglesey - Part 1 Ancient sites around Holyhead

The first in a series of five short videos exploring some of the many prehistoric sites on the Island of Anglesey. Part 1 takes us to the area around Holyhead to look at the Roman Fort, an Iron Age Hill Fort and two Neolithic monuments within a couple of miles of the town.

[@user-zj7dp3bf7b]

Thank you Nick, very very interesting! I read somewhere once, that there was an ancient Druidic connection between Anglesey and Howth (Etar in old Irish) near Dublin. No surprise, as they are so close. The people who lived in Anglesey in ancient times, were obviously the same as the people in Ireland, judging by the monuments left behind. The high places used as forts and as places of worship. In parts of Ireland before the Christian era, it was the God Crom or Crom Cruach, (the stooped or crooked one) that was worshipped and adorned. Climbing to the high placed as pilgrimage, to pay homage. The supreme God of the Tuatha de Danann, the Dagda, residing in the famous mound at Newgrange at Meath.

[@michaelmccormick9062]

Nick, very good. It looks like you are expanding your production techniques! These are ancient places, and highly interesting.

[@njh959]

Thanks, Michael. New software. It's taken a while to get to grips with it.

[@Truthseeker371]

Wow, the places are equally intriguing as other ancient places. Beautiful and fascinating. Will be there.

[@lynnthomason6589]

Excellent video. The music was wonderful and suited the area of the burial chambers. Well done. Thanks

[@njh959]

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@ruthcarter8895]

Thanks for the Maps! I’ve only visited UK once, and I love Time Team, but I really needed a map to get my bearings. Bravo!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🥰

[@sebandsheep]

Very interesting! Just fallen in love to Anglesey and explore everything about it! Thanks for sharing!!! Great job!!!

[@njh959]

Thank you. We've been visitng every year for at least 30 years and find something new to discover every time. It's a wonderful island.

[@railwayruss]

Behind a bit with these. Very enjoyable and informative. Thanks.

[@njh959]

Thanks, Russ.

[@angleseyisle]

Interesting stuff!

[@angleseyisle]

found a new place to see, thanks

[@NEEJER]

Very well researched, interesting watch. Choice of sound is very good too.

[@njh959]

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@andyw30sey6]

Very good, I am wondering who would have been buried in the chambers? I was once told the bones found were the remains of high ranking Celtic druids that were transported from all over the land (what we now know as the UK), also I was lead to believe this is why Holyhead is also called the Holy Island, not for Christianity but for the Celtic Pagans, could you shed any light on these myths? Thanks 😊

[@njh959]

I'm not sure on those points. I think Holy Island gets its name from St Cybi who founded a Christian monastic foundation there (on the Roman fort site). The Druids were very prominent on Anglesey but they were persecuted and removed by the Romans. Many Druidic legends prevail, I understand. The burial chambers were late neolithic in age (3000-2500 BC) predating the Druids. Thank you for your interest. Nick

[@gethinjones9987]

Great vieo very educational loved it 👍 did you visit the hut circles by south stack?? ime shure thare iron age setlements

[@njh959]

Gethin. Yes we visited the hut circles but the weather was poor and I didn't take any photographs or video.

[@kurtbogle2973]

Ynnys Mon!

[@fghjjjk]

You sure that's correct pal? 😂😂..

[@jimsim3]

Mmm! Not bad, but! there some of the shots not right, at time 8.54 the gate post are part of an enclosure, of which there are many on the mountain. you never film the fort. the watch tower on top you refer As L shape was once around pile of stones for a windbreaker to sit in these construction you find them on many mountain in Wales along with cairns little stone towers build for navigation when it,s misty. there is a watch tower but it,s vary small. Also the forts per dates the Roman. and it,s Caer Gybi first word is caer being saint, and Gybi His name it,s pronounce ki cub be. three syllables. still good little film th-cam.com/video/RvIaMP3nM5o/w-d-xo.html

[@NatSatFat]

Caer does certainly not mean "saint", Welsh "sant", Caer always means a fort/fortress

[@peterwinnington447]

Please avoid wiggling your cursor all over the place when showing maps!

[@dmichaelmjones1010]

Interesting, but poor attempts at pronunciation and use of Welsh names. Might have brushed up on these so as to demonstrate respect for the language. It's an English thing I suspect.

[@njh959]

Yes, I am very much an Englishman - but with Welsh roots. I love Wales and the Welsh people but I do struggle with the pronunciation, for which I apologise. Would you rather I didn't cover these wonderful places?

[@dmichaelmjones1010]

@@njh959 That's not really the point Nick. The French would be after your blood were you to treat their language in a similar way. Easy matter to ask a native speaker for guidance on pronunciation. So many people in Cymru now learning the language for the love of it and respect for our traditions. If you go public, you should make that extra effort. Respect!

[@cymro6537]

@@dmichaelmjones1010 Cytuno'n llwyr 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿👍

[@dmichaelmjones1010]

@@cymro6537 'Does dim am eu newid yn anffodus. 'Does ganddynt unrhyw diddordeb yn ein diwylliant. Dyna natur y Sais mae arna'i ofn!

[@cymro6537]

@@dmichaelmjones1010 Mae 'na ambell i eithriad - ond yn gyffredinol ,wyt ,mi rwyt yn iawn.