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Meini Llwydion Burial Chamber is a Neolithic chambered tomb located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, dating to the prehistoric period when megalithic monuments were constructed across Britain and Ireland. The monument comprises a stone burial chamber of the type commonly built during the Neolithic era, functioning as a communal repository for the dead and serving important ritual and ceremonial functions within early farming communities. The site represents significant evidence of Neolithic funerary practices and monumental construction in Wales during the third millennium BC. As a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw protection (SAM CM057), it remains an important archaeological resource for understanding prehistoric religious and burial customs in the region.
Meini Llwydion Burial Chamber is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM057. View the official record →
Meini Llwydion Burial Chamber is a Neolithic chambered tomb located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, dating to the prehistoric period when megalithic monuments were constructed across Britain and Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM057.
Meini Llwydion 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 Britain.
Meini Llwydion 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 CM057.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round Barrow 330m SW of Mynydd-Uchaf (5.6 km), Castell Llansteffan (5.8 km), St Ishmael's Scar Beach Defence Gun House (7.3 km).
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