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Burial Chambers

Cae'r Arfau Burial Chamber - 077-821- (Neolithic) Small burial chamber in the drive of someones

Carn Bugail -100-035- (Bronze Age) kerbed mound with central cist with capstone. Roman trackway with defaced inscribed stone (6th-7th century) nearby.
Carn Llechart -697-061- (Bronze Age) good example of a kerbed circle with internal cist. Probable Neolithic burial chamber nearby.
Crug Yr Afan Tumulus - 920-954- (Bronze Age) good example of "bell-barrow" burial mound -
Maen Ceti (Arthur's Stone) - 491-905- (Neolithic) two burial compartments beneath a huge boulder supported by two stones
Nicholaston Burial Chamber -507-888- (Neolithic) small chambered mound on the side of Cefn Bryn

Penmaen Burrows Burial Chamber - 531-881-(Neolithic) ruined Cotswold Severn type transept grave with one pair of chambers off a central passage.
St. Lythan's Burial Chamber - 101-723- (Neolithic) impressive megalithic mound similar to and close to Tinkinswood. Also called Mae y Felin -
Sweynes Howes Burial Chamber - 421-898-(Neolithic) two megalithic mounds 300 feat apart -
Tinkinswood Burial Chamber - 092-732- (Neolithic) outstanding example of the South Welsh megalithic mound - the vast capstone weighs over 40 tons - at least 50 people were interred here -

Caer Dynnaf Hillfort - 983-742- (Iron Age and Roman Era) the two sets of banks are badly plough damaged but appear stony. There was a complex entrance. Roman pottery and building found in excavation. Possible traces of a medieval ringwork and ring cairn. Other hollows are later.
Cil Ifor Top Hillfort - 505-923-(Iron Age and Roman Era) largest hillfort in the gower with traces of a possible

Gelligaer Forts- 134-971- (Roman Era) two forts on this site date from the 1st century CE, of earth and timber, and later rebuilt in stone in the 2nd century CE - Hardings Down West Fort-434-908-(Iron Age) no further info
Hardings Down Forts -434-908-(Iron Age) three forts on one hill, clearly visible from nearby road
High Pennard Fort-567-866- (Iron Age) a promontory fort which remained in occupation during the Roman occupation -
Knave Cliff Fort - 432-864-(Iron Age) a small promontory fort with easily visible banks, two others (Yellow Top and Horse Cliff) nearby
Nash Point Fort - 915-685- (Iron Age) a promontory fort rapidly eroding into the sea. The banks are clearly visible and the site also includes a medieval pillow mound (rabbit warren)-
Thurba Head Fort - 422-871-(Iron Age) a promontory fort with several banks and the possible traces of upto five huts-

Cat Hole Cave - 538-900- (Paleolithic) flint tools indicate this cave was inhabited by "Creswellians" - Late Upper Paleolithic (10000 - 8000 BCE).
Goat's Cave, Paviland, Gower Peninsula -437-858-(Paleolithic) burial site of a young man, estimated date of birth 24000 BCE -
Minchin Hole - 555-868- (Iron Age and Roman) Largest 'bone cave' in the Gower, prehistoric fauna, remains from first five centuries CE also found.
Long Hole-452-851- (Paleolithic) traces of occupation, probably a small hunting camp.

Carreg Bica -725-995- (Bronze Age) large stone (4.3m) high) ontop of a mountain ridge overlooking Neath.
Carreg Hir -744-953- (Bronze Age) large stone (2.8m high) in a school playground
Maen Catwg Stone - 127-974- (Bronze Age) this stone bears some 50 cup marks -

Llantwit Major Church Slab and Pillar Crosses- 968-688- (9th to 11th century) monolithic disc-headed slab cross with carved decoration and Latin inscription - finest decorated cross in Wales - other slab and pillar crosses from the 9th to the 11th centuries are also preserved at this church -
Margam Stones Museum -801-864- (4th-12th centuries) excellent collection of inscribed stones incuding a re-used Roman milestone and an ogam stone. The great cross of Conbelin was illustrated on one of the stamps for the investiture of the Prince of Wales.

Last content related changes: May 11, 1999