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Hendre-Waelod Burial Chamber is a Neolithic chambered long cairn located in Denbighshire, Wales, dating to the prehistoric period when monumental funerary practices were established across Britain and Ireland. The site comprises a stone-built chamber incorporated within an earthen or stone mound, characteristic of the long cairn tradition that served communal burial purposes during the Neolithic. As a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw's protection, the chamber represents an important example of early monumental architecture and ritual practice in Wales, reflecting the spiritual and social organization of prehistoric communities who constructed these enduring structures for successive interments and ceremonial use.
Hendre-Waelod Burial Chamber is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE125. View the official record →
Hendre-Waelod Burial Chamber is a Neolithic chambered long cairn located in Denbighshire, Wales, dating to the prehistoric period when monumental funerary practices were established across Britain and Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference DE125.
Hendre-Waelod Burial Chamber dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a chambered long cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Hendre-Waelod 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 DE125.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kanovium Roman Site (4.5 km), Early Fields & Dwellings Nr Maen y Bardd (6.3 km), Pen y Gaer Camp (6.9 km).
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