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Carn Llidi, Burial Chambers

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NPRN305392
Map ReferenceSM72NW
Grid ReferenceSM7352027890
Unitary (Local) AuthorityPembrokeshire
Old CountyPembrokeshire
CommunitySt Davids and the Cathedral Close
Type Of SiteCHAMBERED TOMB
PeriodNeolithic
Description
Two presumed burial chambers, lie c.2.0m apart on the higher south-west slopes of Carn Llidi. Each consists of a capstone placed over a rock-cut pit, c.0.5m deep, supported partly on the edge of the pit, and partly on orthostats, up to 1.0m high, placed in the pit. The capstone of the west chamber, still in place, is 2.7m by 2.0m and 0.7m thick, that of the east chamber, 1.8m by 1.4m and 0.3m thick, has subsided. there is no mention of a mound.

(source Os495card; SM72NW3)
RCAHMW AP965018/58
J.Wiles 27.05.02