© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Cadw
Cors-y-Gedol Burial Chamber is a Neolithic chambered cairn located in Meirionnydd, Gwynedd, Wales. The monument consists of a long cairn of stone with an internal burial chamber, typical of megalithic funerary architecture constructed during the Neolithic period. The site reflects the ritual and communal burial practices of early agricultural communities in Wales, demonstrating the considerable effort invested in monumental funerary structures. As a protected scheduled ancient monument under Cadw's care, Cors-y-Gedol represents an important archaeological record of prehistoric religious and funerary tradition in Wales.
Cors-y-Gedol Burial Chamber is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME038. View the official record →
Cors-y-Gedol Burial Chamber is a Neolithic chambered cairn located in Meirionnydd, Gwynedd, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference ME038.
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 Britain.
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.
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).
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in Britain — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.
Research the area around Cors-y-Gedol Burial Chamber