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Prehistoric
Sites
Carn
Bugail
near Deri, Merthyr Tydfil, Mid Glamorgan. OS Map Reference SO100036
A roughly circular cairn of 51-54 feet in diameter adorns the top of
Cefn Gelligaer. A damaged burial cist is in the centre of the cairn.
See
map
Mynydd
Y Gelli (Welsh Stonehenge)
Gelli, Glamorgan. OS Map Reference SS975942
A bit of a mish-mash of small, scattered stones in a rough circle of
30 feet diameter within a low embankment. See
map
St
Lythans 
St. Nicholas, Cardiff, South Glamorgan. OS Map Reference ST101723
A striking chambered tomb of unusual height. The capstone measures 14
feet long x 10 feet wide. The tomb is located close to Tinkinswood.
See
map
Tinkinswood
St. Nicholas, Barry, South Glamorgan. OS Map Reference ST 092733
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. See
map
PREHISTORIC
SITES OF WALES
Anglesey & Snowdonia |
North Wales & Borders | Mid
Wales & Brecon Beacons | Ceredigion
| Pembrokeshire | Carmarthenshire
| Swansea & Gower | Cardiff
and South Wales Coast | Wye Valley
& Vale of Usk
WALES
TRAVEL GUIDE
ATTRACTIONS
IN WALES BY REGION
Map of Regions
Anglesey and Snowdonia | North
Wales Coast and Borderlands | Mid
Wales and Brecon Beacons | Ceredigion
| Pembrokeshire | Carmarthenshire
| Swansea, Gower and the Vale of
Neath | Cardiff, Coast, &
Valleys of South Wales | Wye Valley
and Vale of Usk
ATTRACTIONS
IN WALES BY TYPE
OF ATTRACTION
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Churches & Religious Sites | Historic
Houses | Museums | Roman
Remains
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