Caer Lêb is a Roman and mediaeval site on the

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island of

Anglesey Anglesey (; cy, (Ynys) Môn ) is an island off the north-west coast of Wales. It forms a principal area known as the Isle of Anglesey, that includes Holy Island across the narrow Cymyran Strait and some islets and skerries. Anglesey island ...

, west of Brynsiencyn. Its

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means "

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Castle". It is a low-lying site near the

Afon Braint Afon Braint ( en, River Braint) is a small tidal river on Anglesey, North Wales. There is a series of stepping stones near the village of Dwyran, and a Grade II bridge near Penmynydd. Until recently, there was an electoral ward named after the ...

with a double row of pentangular banks (some parts now levelled) and marshy ditches. The original entrance was on the east, other gaps are modern and caused by animals.Frances Lynch. A guide to ancient and historic Wales. Gwynedd. . HMSO 1995. pp 89-90 Based on the excavation of a similar site elsewhere on Anglesey, it may date from the 2nd century BCE.Cadw information board at the site Excavations in 1865 found structures within the enclosure, rectangular buildings on the east and a circular one on the south. Nothing of these can now be seen on the ground. Pottery from the 2nd century to the 4th century was found, and on the north side a layer of periwinkle shells and a mediaeval coin, under a layer of peat. There is a parking area, sufficient for 4-5 cars, by the roadside. A footpath goes southwest on a low ridge, some 2 metres above the

, from Caer Lêb over stiles, past the site of the former stone circle of Tre'r Dryw Bach, some 800 metres to Castell Bryn Gwyn and on to the Bryn Gwyn stones and the

A4080 The A4080 is a British A road which is located on the Island of Anglesey, Wales. It follows a very roundabout route from the A5 road at Llanfairpwllgwyngyll via Newborough and Rhosneigr back to the A55 and the A5 about south of Holyhead. In a ...

. 500 metres north-west along the road, by Pont Sarn Las (Green Causeway Bridge), the foundations of three round houses may be visible after a dry summer. A large settlement was recorded in the 19th century, and destroyed in the 1870s by agricultural improvement.

Gallery

Image:Plan of Caer Lêb 1866.png, Plan of Caer Lêb, an earthwork on Anglesey, with details of excavations in 1866 Image:Caer Leb from the south-western rampart.JPG, Caer Lêb from the south-western rampart Image:Caer Leb from outer rampart.JPG, Caer Lêb from outer rampart

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Prehistoric sites in Anglesey Bronze Age sites in Wales Cadw Stone Age sites in Wales Llanidan Scheduled monuments in Anglesey {{Wales-hist-stub