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Carn Gilfach, Burial Chamber and Supposed Burial Chamber

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NPRN305162
Map ReferenceSM93NW
Grid ReferenceSM9089038950
Unitary (Local) AuthorityPembrokeshire
Old CountyPembrokeshire
CommunityPencaer
Type Of SiteCHAMBERED TOMB
PeriodNeolithic
Description
A large capstone, c.4.0m by 2.4m & 1.0m thick, supported by a number of orthostats, c.0.45m high; monument suggested to have been formed by undercutting and underpinning a natural boulder: charcoal, pottery and flint were found in the e.19th century: Fenton (1810)noted 'many Cromlechs, some overturned, and some in their original position' in this locality (ibid, 22-3).
(source Os495card; SM93NW14)
J.Wiles 01.05.02