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Tŷ Newydd Chambered Tomb is a Neolithic burial monument located on Anglesey in north Wales, dating to the Neolithic period. The site consists of a stone-built chamber constructed within or beneath an earthen mound, representing the typical megalithic tomb architecture of prehistoric Wales. The monument served a ritual and funerary function, likely used for communal burial practices over an extended period during the Neolithic era. As a designated ancient monument under Cadw's protection, Tŷ Newydd provides archaeological evidence for the burial customs and social organisation of early farming communities in Wales.
Tŷ Newydd Chambered Tomb is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference AN013. View the official record →
Tŷ Newydd Chambered Tomb is a Neolithic burial monument located on Anglesey in north Wales, dating to the Neolithic period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference AN013.
Tŷ Newydd Chambered Tomb dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a chambered tomb. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Tŷ Newydd 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 AN013.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bodfeddan Inscribed Stone (1.4 km), Castellor Hut Group (2.4 km), Pen-Sieri Inscribed Stone (3.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Tŷ Newydd 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.
Tŷ Newydd Chambered Tomb stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Neoproterozoic, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is felsic-rock.