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Dol-Wilym Burial Chamber is a Neolithic chambered tomb located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, dating to the prehistoric period when megalithic monument construction was practised across Britain and Ireland. The monument comprises a stone chamber characteristic of the passage grave or gallery grave tradition, serving as a communal burial place and ritual centre for Neolithic communities. The site reflects the sophisticated funerary practices and social organisation of early farming societies in Wales, with the chamber constructed from substantial stone slabs positioned to create an internal burial space. As a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw protection, Dol-Wilym remains an important archaeological record of Neolithic religious and mortuary behaviour in the region.
Dol-Wilym Burial Chamber is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM031. View the official record →
Dol-Wilym Burial Chamber is a Neolithic chambered tomb located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, dating to the prehistoric period when megalithic monument construction was practised across Britain and Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM031.
Dol-Wilym 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 Britain.
Dol-Wilym 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 CM031.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Canna's Chair (6.9 km), Llangan Church Cropmark Enclosure (7 km), Roman Road 300m East of Bryn Farm (7.5 km).
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