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Capel Garmon Burial Chamber in Wales
Middle of Field, Capel Garmon, Conwy County, Wales
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  • View of the High Street in Capel Garmon, Conwy County, North Wales
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  • The Sappers Suspension Bridge spans the Conwy River at Betws y Coed in Conwy County, North Wales
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  • The effigy of Gruffydd ap Dafydd Goch is to be found in St Michael's Church Betws-y-Coed, Conwy County, North Wales
    Effigy of Gruffydd ap Dafydd Goch
  • Built in the 14th century St Michael's Church is the oldest building in Betws-y-Coed but with the coming of the Conwy Valley Railway Line the old church was left cut off from the village and was eventually replaced by the parish church of St Mary's in 1873
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  • Looking north along the rail-track at Betws-y-Coed Railway Station, Conwy County, North Wales
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  • The setting for this walk is the beautifull Conwy valley
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  • Betws-y-Coed railway station is a passenger station on the Conwy Valley Line from Llandudno Junction to Blaenau Ffestiniog, in Conwy County, North Wales
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  • A neolithic burial chamber that perhaps dates to about 3500 BC
A neolithic burial chamber that perhaps dates to about 3500 BC. It is located in a field in Capel Garmon, a small village near Betws y Coed, high above the Conwy Valley with wonderful views of Snowdon Mountains. It is a major archaeological site and it is well worth a visit if only for the fantastic views of the Snowdonia National Park, indeed I would have to describe it as a "tomb with a view". The chamber has undergone considerable renovation but there are traces of the original stone walling in the lower courses of the eastern chamber. There is only one capstone remaining, but it is a fantastic piece of stone fourteen feet wide, and there are two false portals leading nowhere. These are believed to be for ceremonial purposes only........ ....

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