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Burial Chamber at Pen-yr-Alltwen is a Neolithic chambered tomb located in Glamorgan, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference GM514. The monument represents a form of megalithic funerary architecture characteristic of the early farming communities of prehistoric Wales, dating to the Neolithic period. The structure consists of a stone-built chamber that would have served as a communal burial space for successive generations, reflecting the ritual and social practices of Neolithic society. Such chambered tombs are significant archaeological indicators of early settlement patterns, religious belief systems centred on ancestor veneration, and the establishment of permanent territories by Neolithic populations in Wales.
Burial Chamber at Pen-yr-Alltwen is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM514. View the official record →
Burial Chamber at Pen-yr-Alltwen is a Neolithic chambered tomb located in Glamorgan, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference GM514. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM514.
Burial Chamber at Pen-yr-Alltwen dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a chambered tomb. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Burial Chamber at Pen-yr-Alltwen is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is GM514.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Gelli-Bwch Round Cairn (8.6 km), St Margaret's Chapel (9.7 km), Mynydd y Gaer (Lower) Camp (9.7 km).
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