Capel Garmon

Capel Garmon
Capel Garmon Burial Chamber
Capel Garmon Location within Conwy
OS grid reference	SH813555
Community	Bro Garmon
Principal area	Conwy
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LLANRWST
Postcode district	LL26
Dialling code	01690
Police	North Wales
Fire	North Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
Aberconwy
List of places UK Wales Conwy 53°05′02″N 3°46′19″W / 53.084°N 3.772°W / 53.084; -3.772

Capel Garmon is a village near

nearby.

The parish church of St Garmon was originally a chapel of ease to the parish of Llanrwst, serving the areas of Garth Garmon and Tybrith Uchaf. Capel Garmon became a separate parish in 1927. The current chapel, the latest in a series of churches at the site, was consecrated in 1862 but is now closed.

The burial chamber at Capel Garmon dates from the 3rd millennium BC, and belongs to the

. It consists of a passage leading to a rectangular space, with circular chambers branching to the east and west. The structure has undergone much renovation and the current entrance, originally one of the inner chambers, was made in the 19th century, when the tomb was used as a stable.

In addition to

.

The village consists of a small number of houses a school a pub which opens rarely for two and a half to three hours and several holiday accommodations as well as surrounding working farms.

References

• "Go Britannia! page on Capel Garmon". Archived from the original on 4 August 2007. Retrieved 16 July 2007.
• "Wales Directory page on Capel Garmon". Retrieved 16 July 2007.
• "Wales Directory page on Capel Garmon Burial Chamber". Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2007.

External links

• Image of the Burial Chamber from Gathering the Jewels site
• Image of the Firedog from Gathering the Jewels site
• www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Capel Garmon and surrounding area