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Llan Burial Chamber is a prehistoric chambered tomb located in Wales, protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference PE026. The monument sits upon bedrock of Ashgill age, a geological formation comprising mudstone, siltstone and sandstone typical of this region. These sedimentary rocks, deposited during the Ordovician period, provide the natural foundation and likely source material for the chamber's construction.
Chambered tombs of this type represent some of Wales's earliest monumental architecture, built during the Neolithic period as communal burial places. Such monuments typically comprise a stone-built burial chamber accessed by a passage and covered by an earthen or stone mound, though the surviving remains at individual sites vary considerably. The solid substrate of Ashgill rocks would have offered a stable base for construction and could be worked to create the burial space itself.
The monument's preservation under Cadw protection reflects its significance as evidence of prehistoric funerary practice and social organisation in Wales. The character of the surrounding landscape, shaped by Ordovician geology, remains integral to understanding how Neolithic communities adapted their building practices to local stone resources and terrain.
Llan Burial Chamber is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE026. View the official record →
Llan Burial Chamber is a prehistoric chambered tomb located in Wales, protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference PE026.
Llan 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 the UK.
Llan 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 PE026.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including New House Round Barrows (2.8 km), Longstone Camp (4.1 km), Sentence Castle Mound (4.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Llan 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.
Llan Burial Chamber stands on Ashgill Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ashgill. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.