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Twlc y Filliast Burial Chamber is a Neolithic chambered tomb situated in Carmarthenshire, Wales, and represents an important example of megalithic funerary architecture from the prehistoric period. The monument consists of a stone-built chamber constructed from large orthostatic slabs, characteristic of the passage grave or gallery grave traditions that were prevalent in Wales during the Neolithic era. The site served a communal burial function, likely used for ritual deposition of human remains over an extended period of use. As a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw protection, the chamber remains significant evidence of early agricultural communities' religious practices and monumental construction capabilities in prehistoric Wales.
Twlc y Filliast Burial Chamber is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM055. View the official record →
Twlc y Filliast Burial Chamber is a Neolithic chambered tomb situated in Carmarthenshire, Wales, and represents an important example of megalithic funerary architecture from the prehistoric period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM055.
Twlc y Filliast 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.
Twlc y Filliast 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 CM055.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Maen Melyn Standing Stone (3.4 km), Yr Hen Gapel, Llanybri (3.6 km), Delacorse Uchaf Standing Stone (5.4 km).
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