People sometimes ask me which are the best books on the Prehistory of North Wales? A short list of my recommendations follows.

For ancient sites in North Wales the absolutely essential books for everyone from newbies to archaeology professors are the two CADW books:

A Guide to Ancient and Historic Wales - Gwynedd by Frances Lynch
A Guide to Ancient and Historic Wales - Clwyd and Powys by Helen Burnham
CADW Guides

Other good stuff:

Excavations in the Brenig Valley edited by Frances Lynch
A Cambrian Archaeological Monograph again published by CADW. Although a technical report on the massive archaeological investigations at Brenig prior to the flooding of the valley in the mid seventies, this book is very readable and gives incredible insight into the monuments and their creators. In addition it contains general discussions of Mesolithic, Neolithic and Bronze Age North Wales and namechecks most of the significant sites of the region. Also the Brenig barrows and cairns are considered in the context of similar monuments throughout the UK.
CADW Archaeological Reports

The Archaeology of Clwyd edited by John Manley, Stephen Grenter and Fiona Gale
Published by Clwyd County Council in 1991 and packed with hard to find information on sites in Denbighshire and Flintshire.

My last recommendation is anything by Frances Lynch. The Godmother of North Wales Archaeology is a brilliant communicator.

So these are my favourites. Which are yours?