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Parc le Breos Chambered Tomb is a Neolithic long cairn located in the Gower Peninsula, Swansea, Wales, dating to approximately 3500–3000 BCE. The monument consists of a stone-built chambered structure within an elongated mound, constructed in the characteristic megalithic style of the Welsh Neolithic period. Excavations have revealed human remains and artefacts indicating its use as a communal burial place over an extended period, reflecting the ritual and funerary practices of early farming communities in prehistoric Wales. The site represents an important example of the monumental architecture and social organisation of Neolithic Britain, demonstrating the investment of labour and resources in ceremonial burial structures during this formative period of settlement and agricultural adoption.
Parc le Breos Chambered Tomb is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM122. View the official record →
Parc le Breos Chambered Tomb is a Neolithic long cairn located in the Gower Peninsula, Swansea, Wales, dating to approximately 3500–3000 BCE. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM122.
Parc le Breos Chambered Tomb dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a chambered long cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Parc le Breos Chambered Tomb 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 GM122.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Penmaen Burrows Church (1.8 km), Penmaen Burrows Burial Chamber (1.8 km), Penmaen Burrows Ringwork (1.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Parc le Breos Chambered Tomb'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.
Parc le Breos Chambered Tomb stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.