Penmaen Burrows Burial Chamber - Dolmen.

 Visit date 08-2022.  View showing entrance passageThere are many ancient burial sites around the southwest of Wales and I took a recent visit to Penmaen Burrows on the Gower peninsular to try and find one of the lesser known minor Neolithic burial sites.These burial sites are often marked with three or more uprights and a large capstone. Often this is all that is left of the site which...

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Carreg Samson

 Date of visit August 2019Carreg Samson is another Dolmen in Wales.As with others of this type the structure would originally have been covered with earth.It is one of the most beautiful spots overlooking the sea, near the picturesque port of Abercastle.This is a typical example of this type of neolithic chambered tomb.The Capstone is 4.5 metres long, 1 metre thick, 2.7 metres wide and between...

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