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Sling Burial Chamber is a Neolithic chambered tomb located in Conwy, Wales, dating to the prehistoric period. The monument comprises a megalithic structure built from stone slabs arranged to form an internal chamber, characteristic of the passage grave or gallery grave traditions prevalent in Wales during the Neolithic era. As a funerary monument, it would have served as a communal burial place and ritual centre for local populations, reflecting the religious and ceremonial practices of its time. The site remains an important archaeological record of Neolithic mortuary customs and settlement patterns in North Wales.
Sling Burial Chamber is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN119. View the official record →
Sling Burial Chamber is a Neolithic chambered tomb located in Conwy, Wales, dating to the prehistoric period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CN119.
Sling 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.
Sling 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 CN119.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dinorwic Quarry (6.4 km), Vivian Slate Quarry, Inclines, Walia & associated structures (6.4 km), Dinorwic Quarry Barracks and 'A' Incline (6.9 km).
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