Pentre Ifan Burial Chamber - Nevern, Pembrokeshire, Wales.
N 51° 59.944 W 004° 46.206
30U E 378483 N 5762413
A Neolithic Burial Chamber - Known as 'Pentre Ifan' the largest & best preserved Neolithic Dolmen in Wales. Dating from over 6 millenniums ago. Located in the civil parish of Nevern, Pembrokeshire, South Wales.
Waymark Code: WMRYYZ
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/24/2016
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The Pentre Ifan Burial Chamber is a British Listed & protected structure, in the guardianship of Cadw, with free public access.
Pentre Ifan - Burial Chamber:
The elegant capstone weighs over 16 tons; it is 5m (16ft 6in) long and 2.4m (8ft) off the ground. The stones of the chamber are all of local igneous rock.
Pentre Ifan - Burial Chamber:
"The dolmen dates from approximately 3,500 B.C. and has traditionally been identified as a communal burial. Under this theory the existing stones formed the portal and main chamber of the tomb, which would originally have been covered by a large mound of stones about 30 metres (98 ft) long and 17 m wide. Some of the kerbstones, marking the edge of the mound have been identified during excavations. The stone chamber was at the southern end of the long mound, which stretched off to the north. Very little of the material that formed the mound remains. Some of the stones have been scattered, but at least seven are in their original position. An elaborate entrance facade surrounding the portal, which may have been a later addition, was built with carefully constructed dry stone walling. Individual burials are thought to have been made within the stone chamber, which would be re-used many times. Text Sources: (
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Parking: N 51° 59.942 W 004° 46.067
Property Address:
Pentre Ifan Burial Chamber,
Nevern, Pembrokeshire, South Wales.
Postcode SA41 3TZ