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Coetan Arthur is a Neolithic chambered tomb located near Newport in Pembrokeshire, Wales, dating to the Neolithic period. The monument consists of a stone-built burial chamber with a capstone, representing a typical example of the megalithic funerary architecture constructed during the fourth and third millennia before the present. The site demonstrates the characteristic portal dolmen form, with orthostatic stones supporting a substantial capstone that once formed part of a larger mound or cairn structure. Coetan Arthur reflects the ritual practices and monumental investment in burial practices characteristic of early agrarian communities in prehistoric Wales, and remains an important archaeological record of Neolithic funerary tradition.
Coetan Arthur Burial Chamber is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE054. View the official record →
Coetan Arthur is a Neolithic chambered tomb located near Newport in Pembrokeshire, Wales, dating to the Neolithic period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference PE054.
Coetan Arthur 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 the UK.
Coetan Arthur 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 PE054.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Justinian's Chapel (2.8 km), Clegyr-Boia Camp (3.2 km), Castell Heinif (3.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Coetan Arthur Burial Chamber'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.
Coetan Arthur Burial Chamber stands on Cambrian sandstone, bedrock that formed in the Silurian. The rock here is sandstone.