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St Lythans Chambered Tomb is a Neolithic long barrow located near Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. The monument comprises a stone-built burial chamber constructed from large sarsen stones, with the remains of an earthen mound still visible in the surrounding landscape. Dating to the Neolithic period, approximately 3500 to 3000 BC, the tomb represents an important example of megalithic funerary architecture characteristic of early agricultural societies in Britain. The site is protected as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw's management and continues to provide valuable archaeological and historical evidence for understanding Neolithic burial practices and ritual activity in Wales.
St Lythans Chambered Tomb is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM008. View the official record →
St Lythans Chambered Tomb is a Neolithic long barrow located near Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM008.
St Lythans Chambered Tomb dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a chambered long barrow. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
St Lythans 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 GM008.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Highlight Medieval House Site (2.5 km), Moulton Roman Site (3.8 km), Barry Castle (5.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of St Lythans 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.
St Lythans Chambered Tomb stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.