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Devil's Quoit Burial Chamber is a prehistoric chambered tomb located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference PE020. The monument sits upon bedrock comprising Pridoli Rocks, undifferentiated strata of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone deposited during the Pridoli epoch. This stable geological foundation of fine-grained sedimentary rock would have provided firm ground for the construction of the tomb's substantial stone chambers and passage.
The monument represents a type of funerary architecture built during the Neolithic period, when communities across Wales erected these communal burial places using large stone slabs. Chambered tombs such as this functioned as focal points for ritual activity and served successive generations of the local population over extended periods. The Pridoli bedrock exposed in the surrounding landscape would have yielded suitable building stone for the construction and maintenance of the monument.
Today Devil's Quoit survives as a rare surviving example of prehistoric monumental architecture in its locality. The site's archaeological significance lies both in what the chamber itself reveals about Neolithic burial practices and in its position within the broader pattern of megalithic monuments distributed across the Welsh landscape. Its protection under Cadw ensures the preservation of this important heritage asset for future study and public understanding.
Devil's Quoit Burial Chamber is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE020. View the official record →
Devil's Quoit Burial Chamber is a prehistoric chambered tomb located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference PE020.
Devil's Quoit 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.
Devil's Quoit 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 PE020.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Crow Back Tumulus (3.4 km), Linney Tobruk Shelters (3.8 km), Linney Head Tumulus (3.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Devil's Quoit 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.
Devil's Quoit Burial Chamber stands on Pridoli Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Pridoli. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.