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Glamorgan Prehistoric Sites
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Tinkinswood
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One of the best-preserved chambered cairns in Britain, topped by the largest capstone (15 x 24 feet and 40 tons in weight). The cairn is wedge-shaped, though the actual chamber is rectangular. The tomb is fronted by a forecourt of drystone walls. Within the chamber were found bones from at least 40 people buried duing the Neolithic period. It seems likely that the cairn was used for ceremonial purposes right through the Bronze Age.
St. Nicholas,
Barry,
Glamorgan,
Wales
Attraction Type: Prehistoric
Location: 1 m S St. Nicholas
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OS Grid ST092 733
Photo Credit: David Ross and Britain Express
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