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Carreg Coetan Arthur is a Neolithic chambered tomb situated near Newport in Pembrokeshire, Wales, dating to the Neolithic period. The monument consists of a stone-built burial chamber constructed beneath a capstone, with the chamber originally covered by a cairn of stones. The site belongs to the portal dolmen tradition of megalithic architecture found across Wales and the Irish Sea region, characterised by its distinctive entrance arrangement and internal stone structure. The tomb likely served as a communal burial place and ritual centre for a prehistoric farming community, representing an important focus for ceremonial and funerary practices during the Neolithic era.
Carreg Coetan Arthur Chambered Tomb is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE056. View the official record →
Carreg Coetan Arthur is a Neolithic chambered tomb situated near Newport in Pembrokeshire, Wales, dating to the Neolithic period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference PE056.
Carreg Coetan Arthur Chambered Tomb 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.
Carreg Coetan Arthur Chambered Tomb 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 PE056.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Banc Du Neolithic Enclosure (8.7 km), Two Early Christian Crosses in Morvil Churchyard (8.9 km), Deserted Medieval Site at New Inn (9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Carreg Coetan Arthur Chambered Tomb'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.
Carreg Coetan Arthur Chambered Tomb stands on Caradoc Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Caradocian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.