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Penarth Burial Chamber is a Neolithic chambered tomb located in Conwy, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference CN078. The monument belongs to the passage grave tradition of megalithic burial architecture, characteristic of Neolithic communities in Wales during the fourth and third millennia BC. The structure comprises a stone-built burial chamber, evidence of its function as a communal burial place for prehistoric populations. Like other chambered tombs of its period, Penarth would have served both funerary and ceremonial purposes, representing a significant investment of labour by Neolithic societies and indicating organised social structures and religious practices during the early farming period in Wales.
Penarth Burial Chamber is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN078. View the official record →
Penarth Burial Chamber is a Neolithic chambered tomb located in Conwy, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference CN078. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CN078.
Penarth 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.
Penarth 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 CN078.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tyddyn Mawr, standing stone to SSW of (6.6 km), Early Christian Inscribed Stone in the Churchyard, Llanaelhaearn (7.6 km), Part of Inscribed Stone Built into Wall of Churchyard (7.6 km).
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