., Dyffryn Ardudwy, Gwynedd, Wales,

Street View of Dyffryn Ardudwy Neolithic Burial Chambers | Map of Dyffryn Ardudwy Neolithic Burial Chambers location

The Dyffryn Ardudwy Burial Chamber is estimated to be between 5,000 and 6,000 years old. The site of the Dyffryn Burial Chamber was excavated in 1960 and was one of the first sites where multi period building was recognised, and has become central to the understanding of the portal dolmen group in this country and in Ireland. Portal dolmens form the most common type of tomb in this region. They stood at the centre of the farmed land,a focus for the community like a parish church, and many of them are striking and daring examples of architecture and engineering. The western chamber here is a beautiful monument and one of the most classic in design. The current belief that they are amongst the earliest tombs built in these islands is largely the result of the excavations here at Dyffryn.....