THE LLŶN HISTORIES
Five free books on the archaeology, history, saints and landscape of the Llŷn Peninsula — sourced, dated, and written to go deeper than a map popup ever could. The natural companion to Ancient Llŷn.
Each book is a free PDF — no email, no login, nothing to sign up for. Read on screen or print your own copy. Together the five volumes run chronologically from the first farmers to a practical field guide for seeing it all yourself.
Prehistoric Llŷn
Neolithic tombs, the Mynydd Rhiw axe factory and the first monuments raised on the peninsula — the deep-time foundation for everything that follows.
Hillfort Country
Tre’r Ceiri, Garn Boduan, Carn Fadryn and the other stone-walled forts that make Llŷn one of the densest hillfort landscapes in Wales.
Princes and Castles
Criccieth Castle’s journey from Llywelyn the Great’s stronghold to Edward I’s conquest, Glyndŵr’s fire, and the end of independent Wales.
Sacred Llŷn
Beuno at Clynnog, the pilgrim road to “the island of 20,000 saints,” and the chapels that shaped every village along the way.
Reading the Land
The practical companion: how to walk the forts, find the tombs, read the medieval landscape, and plan your own days on the ground.
Every site mentioned in these books — and many more — appears on the free interactive map.