spacerBritain Express home page Prehistoric sites in Dyfed
A guide to Dyfed, South west Wales, highlighting attractions, history, and visitor information.
 
spacer
 Travel Guides : England | Scotland | Wales | London   |  Accommodation | History
 

Home
Accommodation
 Hotels
 B&B
 Self catering
Attractions

 England
 Scotland
 Wales
  Dyfed

Dyfed Travel Guide

Attractions
All attractions
  Attractions map
Abbeys
Ancient Sites
Castles
Historic Churches
Gardens
Historic Houses
Museums

Countryside
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park

Marloes Heritage Coast

South Pembrokeshire Heritage Coast
St. Bride's Bay Heritage Coast
St. David's Peninsula Heritage Coast

Travel Resources
Tourist information Centres
Travel links

Accommodation
South West Wales Hotels
Self Catering
B&B


Travel Services
 Tours
 Rail Tickets
 Car Rental
Tourist Info Centres
 England
 Scotland
 Wales
Heritage
 History
 Culture
Travel Directory
 England
 Wales
 Scotland
 B&B
 Hotels
 Tour Operators
 Car Rental
 Walking Holidays
 Waterways  Holidays
 more....
About
 Contact
 About us
spacer

  
spacer
Home > Wales > Dyfed > Gazetteer of Prehistoric Sites
spacer



Dyfed Prehistoric Sites

Carreg Coetan Burial Chamber - Waun Mawn



  Carreg Coetan Burial Chamber
  
Carreg Coetan Burial Chamber

A Neolithic dolmen composed of four upright stones topped by a very large capstone. Only two of the upright stones actually support the capstone, which might seem precariously perched until you conside that it has stood this way for thouands of years!
Newport, Dyfed, Wales

Attraction Type: Prehistoric
Location: On the eastern outskirts of Newport, off the A487(T)
Website: Carreg Coetan Burial Chamber
Cadw
Google map
OS Grid SN063391
Photo Credit: Lis Burke, licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence
Nearest attractions and accommodation Go
   Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts


  Dyffryn Syfynwy
  
Dyffryn Syfynwy

Eighteen stones varying in height from 3 to 7 feet surround a cairn.
Henry's Moat, Fishguard, Dyfed, Wales

Attraction Type: Prehistoric
Google map
OS Grid SN059 285
Photo Credit: ceridwen, licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence
Nearest attractions and accommodation Go
   Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts


  Garn Goch
  
Garn Goch

Visit the hillfort Garn Goch in the autumn to fully appreciate its name, meaning Red Hill. Splendid views of Towy valley and further to the Black Mountains. Defensive and settlement sites in the Early Bronze Age, the camps were further fortified between AD 47-78 into a pair of forts sharing the ridge.
Llandeilo, Llandeilo, Dyfed, Wales

Attraction Type: Prehistoric
Location: Between Llandeilo and Llangadog, on a side road off the A4069, in a remote part of the Brecon Beacons National Park
Website: Garn Goch
Brecon Beacons National Park
Google map
OS Grid SN 690 242
Photo Credit: Matthew Hatton, licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence
Nearest attractions and accommodation Go
   Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts


  Gors Fawr
  
Gors Fawr

A circle of some 70 feet in diameter composed of 16 low stones. Nearby are two larger stones aligned on a NW-SW axis. The circle is near the supposed site where the "bluestones" of Stonehenge were quarried.
Mynachlog-ddu, Dyfed, Wales

Attraction Type: Prehistoric
Location: 1 m SW Mynachlog-ddu
Google map
OS Grid SN134 294
Photo Credit: David Ross and Britain Express
Nearest attractions and accommodation Go
   Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts


  King's Quoit
  
King's Quoit

Two low sidestones support a striking capstone in this small chambered tomb. The tomb is beautifully perched in a dramatic location above Manorbier Bay.
Manorbier, Tenby, Dyfed, Wales

Attraction Type: Prehistoric
Location: off B4585
Google map
OS Grid SS059 973
Photo Credit: Humphrey Bolton, licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence
Nearest attractions and accommodation Go
   Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts


  Pentre Ifan
  
Pentre Ifan

This striking cromlech is composed of three large stones supporting a capstone estimated to weigh 16 tons! Nearby is a solitary standing stone.
Newport, Dyfed, Wales

Attraction Type: Prehistoric
Location: 5 m SE Newport, off A487
Website: Pentre Ifan
Cadw
Google map
OS Grid SN092 367
Photo Credit: David Ross and Britain Express
Nearest attractions and accommodation Go
   Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts


  Troed y Rhiw
  

Two stones stand here, with a solitary stone nearby. The Waun Mawn circle is not far away.
Tafarn-y bwlch, Newport, Dyfed, Wales

Attraction Type: Prehistoric
Location: off B4329
Google map
OS Grid SN080 339
Nearest attractions and accommodation Go
   Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts


  Waun Mawn
  
Waun Mawn

Four stones remain of this large (about 150 feet) diameter circle. Two stones are standing, and two are prostrate. Nearby are the Troed y Rhiw standing stones.
Tafarn-y-bwlch, Newport, Dyfed, Wales

Attraction Type: Prehistoric
Location: off B4329
Google map
OS Grid SN084 341
Photo Credit: David Ross and Britain Express
Nearest attractions and accommodation Go
   Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts





  

HISTORY CORNER

Name the Historic attraction

Name the mystery historic attraction
See larger image



British Heritage Awards

Celebrate the best of British Heritage in our annual
British Heritage awards.

View this year's winners.

British History Quiz

This Scottish lord of Badenoch was murdered by Robert the Bruce in 1306



 Clue

This Day in British History

12 February, 1554

Lady Jane Grey executed

Grey became famous as the 'Nine Days Queen', a pawn in the ambitions of the Earl of Northumberland

Monarch Mayhem

This king was deposed by his wife, Isabella of France



 Clue




Accommodation

Snowdonia
(North Wales)
  hotels
  cottages
  B&B

Pembrokeshire
(West Wales)
  hotels
  cottages
  B&B

Cardiff
Swansea