Scheduled MonumentsWalesCors-y-Gedol Burial Chamber
Prehistoric · Chambered Long Cairn

Cors-y-Gedol Burial Chamber

Meirionnydd, Wales
Cadw SAM ME038
Period
Prehistoric
Site type
Chambered Long Cairn
Broad class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Nation
Wales
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Cors-y-Gedol Burial Chamber is a Neolithic chambered long cairn located in Meirionnydd, Gwynedd, Wales. The monument dates to the Neolithic period and represents an important example of megalithic funerary architecture typical of prehistoric Wales. The site comprises a stone burial chamber set within an elongated cairn mound, a structural form characteristic of long cairns constructed during the fourth and third millennia before the common era. Such monuments served as communal burial places and likely held ritual significance for the Neolithic communities that constructed and used them.

Cors-y-Gedol Burial Chamber is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME038. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Cors-y-Gedol Burial Chamber?

Cors-y-Gedol Burial Chamber is a Neolithic chambered long cairn located in Meirionnydd, Gwynedd, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference ME038.

What period does Cors-y-Gedol Burial Chamber date from?

Cors-y-Gedol Burial Chamber dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a chambered long cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.

Who is responsible for protecting Cors-y-Gedol Burial Chamber?

Cors-y-Gedol 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 ME038.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cors-y-Gedol Burial Chamber?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Llwyn du Parc cairn (3.4 km), Bwlch y Rhiwgyr, cairn 350m to SW of (3.9 km), Deserted Rural Settlement South of Ffridd Olchfa (4.4 km).

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