Carreg Coetan Arthur
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Carreg Coetan
Arthur dolmen
Arthur dolmen
N E W P O R T
B A Y
B A Y
P R E S E L I H I L L S
Cerig-y-Gof
chambered tomb
chambered tomb
Trellyffaint dolmen
Standing Stones
Bedd yr Afanc
Burial Chamber
Burial Chamber
Banc Du
Neolithic enclosure
Neolithic enclosure
Pentre Ifan
Llech-y-Tribedd dolmen
Carreg Coetan Arthur and other nearby Neolithic sites
Carreg Coetan Arthur is a neolithic dolmen near Newport in North Pembrokeshire, Wales.[1] Carreg Coetan Arthur dates from around 3000 BC and is the remains of a Neolithic burial chamber (also known as a quoit). The remains consist of a 4-metre-long capstone on smaller supporting rocks. It would have originally been earth covered, but this has eroded away. The site is managed by Cadw and it is a scheduled ancient monument.[2]
Notes
- ↑ Cope, Julian (1998). The Modern Antiquarian: A Pre-millennial Odyssey Through Megalithic Britain : Including a Gazetteer to Over 300 Prehistoric Sites. Thorsons Pub. p. 293. ISBN 978-0-7225-3599-8.
- ↑ coflein NPRN: 304320. DAT PRN: 1462. Cadw SAM: PE056: Carreg Coetan Burial Chamber
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