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Gelli Burial Chamber is a chambered round cairn located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, and dates to the Neolithic period. The monument consists of a stone-built burial chamber set within a circular cairn of stones, representing the characteristic funerary architecture of prehistoric Wales. The site served a ritual and funerary function, accommodating communal or family burials within its internal chamber, reflecting patterns of collective interment typical of Neolithic communities in the region. As a chambered cairn, Gelli exemplifies the monumental burial practices that prevailed in Wales during the Neolithic period, demonstrating the construction of permanent architectural spaces devoted to the dead.
Gelli Burial Chamber is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM177. View the official record →
Gelli Burial Chamber is a chambered round cairn located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, and dates to the Neolithic period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM177.
Gelli Burial Chamber dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a chambered round cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Gelli 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 CM177.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Nant Gwyn, round cairn and standing stone to S of (3.6 km), Burnt Mound on Esgair Ferchon (5.4 km), Pen Cerrigdiddos Round Cairns (6.3 km).
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