Dyffryn Ardudwy Burial Chamber (Cadw)
Dyffryn Ardudwy Burial Chamber (Cadw)
Dyffryn Ardudwy Burial Chamber
Details
Located on a hillside overlooking Cardigan Bay, the pair of tombs at this Neolithic (New Stone Age) burial site were built in two distinct stages. The smaller chamber to the west came first. This dolmen (or cromlech) featured two portal stones and a high blocking slab with a capstone rested on top, and was covered by a small, roughly circular cairn. Several generations later the larger tomb to the east was built and buried beneath a wedge-shaped cairn roughly 100ft/30m in length, which enveloped its neighbour.
Now exposed to the skies, both tombs are extremely well-preserved with capstones still resting securely on their uprights.
Opening Details
Open all the time
Daily 10.00am - 4.00pm. Closed 24, 25, 26 December and 1 January.
Last admission 30 minutes before closing.
Prices
Free entry
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Address
Dyffryn Ardudwy,
Gwynedd,
LL44 2EW
Location and nearby places
Directions
Plan route using Google mapsMap reference: SH 587228 Lat: 52.78513 Long: -4.09574
Entering Dyffryn Ardudwy from the south on the A496 from Barmouth, the Burial Chamber is signed to the right.
Accessible by Public Transport: 1 mile from Dyffryn Ardudwy station
Facilities
Children welcome
