Ty Mawr Burial Chamber

Ty Mawr Burial Chamber is a Neolithic dolmen located northeast of the town Llanfairpwllgwyngyll in Anglesey, Wales.[1][2]

Ty Mawr
Ty Mawr Burial Chamber is located in Anglesey
Ty Mawr Burial Chamber
Shown within Anglesey
LocationAnglesey
Coordinates53°13′34.1″N 4°11′25″W / 53.226139°N 4.19028°W / 53.226139; -4.19028
TypeDolmen
History
PeriodsNeolithic

Description

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The burial chamber is a collapsed megalithic dolmen with a fallen capstone slab, roughly measuring 3.6 metres by 2.6 metres, resting on two flattened stones, both being 1.3 metres long.[1] The collapse of the structure may have been the result of the removal of a stone before 1873, as depicted by the date of when a drawing of the structure was produced.[2]

A sill stone to the east suggests that T Mawr was built as a passage grave. The stone would have marked the entrance to the chamber at the end of a short passageway from the edge of a covering stone cairn. The cairn has since been removed, but it was marked on early maps. It is thought to measure about 15 metres by 10 metres.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ty Mawr Burial Chamber (302558)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Ty Mawr". stone-circles.org.uk. Retrieved 2 October 2021.