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Gwern Einion Burial Chamber is a Neolithic chambered tomb located in Wales and protected as a scheduled monument under Cadw reference ME011. The monument belongs to the tradition of megalithic communal burial structures that characterise the Neolithic period across Britain and Ireland, typically constructed between 4000 and 3000 BC. These chambered tombs served as focal points for early farming communities, marking territorial claims and consolidating social identity through collective ritual burial practice.
The site rests upon Lower Cambrian rocks—a foundation of sandstone and conglomerate interbedded together, formed during the Early Cambrian period over 500 million years ago. This underlying geology of consolidated sedimentary stone would have provided both suitable quarried material and stable ground for the monument's construction. The choice of location reflects how Neolithic communities worked with local geology, selecting sites where bedrock could support substantial stone structures.
Gwern Einion represents an important survival of Wales's Neolithic heritage, preserving evidence of early settled communities and their burial customs. The monument's protected status ensures the preservation of its physical structure and the archaeological record contained within and around it, contributing to our understanding of prehistoric Welsh society and the broader phenomenon of megalithic architecture across north-western Europe.
Gwern Einion Burial Chamber is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME011. View the official record →
Gwern Einion Burial Chamber is a Neolithic chambered tomb located in Wales and protected as a scheduled monument under Cadw reference ME011.
Gwern Einion Burial Chamber dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a chambered tomb. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Gwern Einion 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 ME011.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ceunant Egryn Enclosed Settlement (8.2 km), Carneddau Hengwm Long Cairns (8.5 km), Enclosed Hut Circle Settlement and Long huts E of Egryn Abbey (8.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Gwern Einion 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.
Gwern Einion Burial Chamber stands on Lower Cambrian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Cambrian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.