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Gwern Einion Burial Chamber is a Neolithic chambered tomb located in Meirionnydd, Wales, dating to the Neolithic period. The monument comprises a stone-built chamber constructed as a communal burial structure, typical of megalithic funerary architecture in Wales during this era. As a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw's protection, it represents an important example of ritual and funerary practice among early agricultural communities in northwest Wales. The site reflects the investment of prehistoric societies in monumental construction for the purposes of ancestor veneration and communal burial.
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 Meirionnydd, Wales, dating to the Neolithic period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under 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).
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