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Cae-yr-Arfau Burial Chamber is a Neolithic chambered tomb located in Wales and designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference GM030. The monument represents the funerary practices of Wales's prehistoric farming communities and dates to the Neolithic period, when such collective burial structures served as focal points for ritual and ceremonial activity. The chamber exhibits the characteristic megalithic architecture typical of chambered tombs, with stone-built construction designed to contain burials and facilitate repeated access for successive interments. Such monuments are amongst Wales's most significant Neolithic remains, providing archaeological evidence of early sedentary society, social organization, and ritual belief systems.
Cae-yr-Arfau Burial Chamber is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM030. View the official record →
Cae-yr-Arfau Burial Chamber is a Neolithic chambered tomb located in Wales and designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference GM030. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM030.
Cae-yr-Arfau Burial Chamber dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a chambered tomb. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Cae-yr-Arfau Burial Chamber 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 GM030.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Coed-y-Cwm Chambered Cairn (8.4 km), Coed y Cwm Ringwork (8.5 km), Castle Ringwork 850m ENE of Ty'n-y-Coed (8.8 km).
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