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Image of Hendrefor (Burial Chamber) by Rhiannon

This must be one of the casualties of the last couple of centuries, as it features in the Rev. John Skinner’s ‘Ten Days’ Tour through the Isle of Anglesey’ (1804), but its site doesn’t seem to get a mention on Coflein.

It’s interesting because it’s very near the cromlechs at Presaddfedd, and JS suggests this could have been a two-chamber structure too.

I took two sketches of a very perfect cromlech the upper stone measuring about three yards across supported by two uprights the larger six feet high the other not above four and a half which cause the cap stone to recline in a slanting direction. Another long stone now lying on the ground appears to have been formerly used as a supporter. Near at hand also are three or four flat stones lying promiscuously.

Whether these were ever employed int he formation of a second cromlech like at Praes Addfed I cannot pretend to determine.

Image of Hendrefor (Burial Chamber) by postman

Nobody likes piles, but these are painful (to see)

Image credit: Chris Bickerton
Image of Hendrefor (Burial Chamber) by hamish

Once you are nearer to the stones they take on interesting shapes.

Image credit: Mike Murray
Image of Hendrefor (Burial Chamber) by hamish

A sad pile of stones,in fact two sad piles of stones with one standing.

Image credit: Mike Murray

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Hendrefor

Despite warnings of lack of parking I found enough space at the side of the road on the grass verge . After jumping the low wall it was just 60 yds to the stones, of the three burial chambers i went to today these were the easiest to get to but the saddest to behold, nobody likes piles but these were rediculous .
The two chambers are about 8m apart ,and when still standing may have resembled Dyffryn Ardudwy, they have a good veiw of Snowdonia on a nice day.

Hendrefor

I parked up by the farm and walked back, got wet feet in the grass but not a prob. These are great stones and must have been quite a sight when intact.

Hendrefor

Clearly marked on most OS maps, the site is clearly visible from the road. Parking, however, is impossible so a quick gander over the fence is all you’re likely to get if travelling by car.

Folklore

Hendrefor
Burial Chamber

Just to the north of these two ruined burial chambers is Llyn Llwydiarth and the mountain Mynydd Llwydiarth. Evans-Wentz described the story told by two local sisters, Miss Mary Owen and Mrs Betsy Thomas (who were 103 and 100 years old respectively, when he spoke to them in 1911).

There were many of the Tylwyth Teg on the Llwydiarth Mountain above here, and round the Llwydiarth Lake where they used to dance; and whenever the prices at the Llangefri market were to be high they would chatter very much at night. They appeared only after dark; and all the good they ever did was singing and dancing.

From ‘The fairy faith in Celtic countries’.

Miscellaneous

Hendrefor
Burial Chamber

‘Drive by’ 11.9.12

This is a very busy road and we could find nowhere near the stone to pull over.
Time was against us and I didn’t have the time to park further away and walk to the stone.
Therefore a ‘drive by’ would have to suffice.

The Burial Chamber was just about visible over the stone wall and appears to be built on a mound.

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