Gelli, Chambered Cairn

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NPRN304521
Map ReferenceSN74NE
Grid ReferenceSN7703045830
Unitary (Local) AuthorityCarmarthenshire
Old CountyCarmarthenshire
CommunityLlanfair-ar-y-bryn
Type Of SiteCHAMBERED TOMB
PeriodNeolithic
Description
Exposed in the remains of an oval cairn, or barrow, 0.7m high but reduced and mutilated by field walls, is a burial chamber, displaying the tops of three orthostats and fragments of the capstone(s).
(source OS495 card; SN74NE1)
J.Wiles 25.03.2002
Resources
DownloadTypeSourceDescriptionapplication/pdfTPA - Trysor Projects ArchiveReport of an Impact Assessment at Gelli Fechan, Rhandirmwyn, on the setting and significance of Gelli Neolithic chambered cairn (CM177), which stands close to the house. Carried out by Trysor in 2022. Project No. 2022/829.