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Burial Chamber Nr Carn Llechart is a prehistoric chambered tomb located in Wales, protected by Cadw as a scheduled monument under reference GM480. The site lies upon the South Wales Upper Coal Measures Formation, bedrock composed of mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete deposits laid down during the Westphalian period of the Carboniferous era. This geological foundation would have presented considerable challenges to the monument's prehistoric builders.
Chambered tombs of this type were constructed during the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age, serving as communal burial places that remained in use across generations. Their monumentality and construction effort marked them as significant ceremonial and social centres within their communities. The chamber itself would have been built from locally available stone, its structure designed to create an enclosed burial space.
The monument's survival to the present day, despite the demanding terrain and climate of its upland Welsh location, testifies to the solidity of its original construction. Its designation and protection by Cadw reflects its archaeological importance as evidence of prehistoric settlement, burial practice and social organisation in Wales.
Burial Chamber Nr Carn Llechart is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM480. View the official record →
Burial Chamber Nr Carn Llechart is a prehistoric chambered tomb located in Wales, protected by Cadw as a scheduled monument under reference GM480.
Burial Chamber Nr Carn Llechart dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a chambered tomb. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Burial Chamber Nr Carn Llechart 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 GM480.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Scott's Pit Engine House & Traces of Ancillary Buildings (8 km), Gwernllwynchwyth Engine House (8.3 km), Townshend's Great Leat & Waggonway (8.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Burial Chamber Nr Carn Llechart's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Burial Chamber Nr Carn Llechart stands on South Wales Upper Coal Measures Formation, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.