Tinkinswood
St Nicholas and Duffryn Rural Communities | |
Region | Vale of Glamorgan (Bro Morgannwg), Wales (Welsh: Cymru) |
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Coordinates | 51°27′4.96″N 3°18′29.17″W / 51.4513778°N 3.3081028°W |
Type | Dolmen[1] |
History | |
Periods | Neolithic |
Site notes | |
Condition | good with some damage |
Official name | Tinkinswood Burial Chamber[2] |
Reference no. | GM009[2] |
Tinkinswood or its full name Tinkinswood Burial Chamber (Welsh: Siambr Gladdu Tinkinswood), also known as Castell Carreg, Llech-y-Filiast and Maes-y-Filiast,[3] is a megalithic burial chamber, built around 6,000 years ago, during the Neolithic period, in the Vale of Glamorgan, near Cardiff, Wales.
The structure is called a
History
Tinkinswood was once a village but now all that remains is the burial chamber, which was built about 6000
From the site two parallel lines of stones form an avenue leading away from the burial chamber to the south east. Along a second avenue to the north east lie many stones. A large single stone stands due east, and two flat parallel standing stones point to the top of the nearby Coed Sion Hill.[4]
The site is managed by Cadw,[5] a Welsh Government body responsible for the protection, conservation and promotion of the built heritage of Wales. In October 2011, new excavations began at the site.[8]
Myths and legends
Many of the myths and legends of Tinkinswood are also associated with the nearby burial site of
See also
Notes
- ^ a b ""Tinkinswood Burial Chamber" Waymark". Groundspeak Inc. Retrieved 30 May 2008.
- ^ National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Tinkinswood". Paola Arosio/Diego Meozzi. Retrieved 29 May 2008.
- ^ a b c d e "More details about the Tinkinswood burial cairn". Peter Sain ley Berry. Archived from the original on 4 September 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2008.
- ^ a b "Tinkinswood Burial Chamber". Cadw. Retrieved 29 May 2008.
- ^ a b c "Tinkinswood". John Harding. Archived from the original on 5 October 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2008.
- ^ "Tinkinswood and St Lythans Burial Chambers". Vale of Glamorgan Council. Retrieved 29 May 2008.
- ^ Tinkinswood Community Archaeology
- "Tinkinswood". Megalithic Portal.