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Cerrig Llwydion Burial Chamber

A Scheduled Monument in Cynwyl Elfed, Carmarthenshire (Sir Gaerfyrddin)

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9679 / 51°58'4"N

Longitude: -4.3685 / 4°22'6"W

OS Eastings: 237390

OS Northings: 232585

OS Grid: SN373325

Mapcode National: GBR DC.L538

Mapcode Global: VH3KW.7SFS

Entry Name: Cerrig Llwydion Burial Chamber

Scheduled Date:

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 439

Cadw Legacy ID: CM047

Schedule Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

Category: Chambered tomb

Period: Prehistoric

County: Carmarthenshire (Sir Gaerfyrddin)

Community: Cynwyl Elfed

Traditional County: Carmarthenshire

Description

The monument comprises the remains of a chambered tomb, dating to the Neolithic period (c. 4,400 BC - 2,900 BC). Chambered tombs were built and used by local farming communities over long periods of time. There appear to be many regional traditions and variations in shape and construction.

The site lies on a south-facing slope and consists of a number of large stones in a hedgebank which is orientated north to south, with an undulating area alongside to the east containing other stones and one particularly pronounced hollow. Most of these features lie to the north of a second boundary bank which joins the hedgebank from the east, although three or four large stones, including one of quartz, are to be found in the north-west angle of the field beyond.

The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of prehistoric burial and ritual. The monument is an important relic of a prehistoric funerary and ritual landscape and environmental and structural evidence, including a buried prehistoric land surface. Chambered tombs may be part of a larger cluster of monuments and their importance can further enhanced by their group value.

The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them.

Source: Cadw

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