Dyfed Prehistoric Sites

Carreg Coetan is 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 consider that it has stood this way for thousands of years!
Newport, Dyfed, Wales, SA42 0LT

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Carreg Samson is a Neolithic burial chamber in a wonderful coastal location near Abercastle. According to legend, the huge capstone was put in place by St Samson using just his little finger.
Longhouse, Abercastle, Dyfed, Wales, SA62 5AN

Attraction Type: Prehistoric - Dolmen
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Coetan Arthur (Arthur's Quoit) is a Neolithic burial chamber in a spectacular location on St David's Head. The quoit consists of a huge capstone supported by a single upright stone, perhaps arranged to mirror the slope of nearby Carn Llidi. Close by are the remains of prehistoric hut circles.
St Davids Head, St Davids, Dyfed, Wales

Attraction Type: Prehistoric - Burial Chamber
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This solitary standing stone on the National Trust's Stackpole Estate was erected around 3000 BC and may have formed part of a ceremonial complex. Local legend says that the stone joins with other nearby stones once a year and dances to a tune played by the Devil on his flute.
Stackpole Estate, Stackpole Quay, Dyfed, Wales

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Heritage Highlight: Thought to have formed part of a ceremonial gathering place

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Dyffryn Syfynwy Stone Circle (sometimes known as the Duffryn Stones) is an elliptical circle of eighteen stones varying in height from 3 to 7 feet, surrounding a ruined ring cairn. Only 10 of the stones are still standing. The easternmost stone is clearly taller than the other stones, but whether this has any significance is unclear.
Henry's Moat, Fishguard, Dyfed, Wales

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Flimston Bay Fort (Flimston Castle Promontory Fort) is an Iron Age fort in a dramatic clifftop location east of the Green Bridge of Wales sea stack on the Pembrokeshire coast.
Pembrokeshire Coast Path, Castlemartin, Dyfed, Wales

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Heritage Highlight: Iron age fort in a spectacular clifftop location

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Garn Goch is one of the largest hillforts in Wales, with two camps erected in the Early Bronze Age. The camps were further fortified between AD 47-78 to create a pair of forts sharing a ridge.
Bethlehem, Llandeilo, Dyfed, Wales

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Heritage Highlight: Striking example of Iron-age hillfort

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Gors Fawr is a stone circle of some 70 feet in diameter composed of 16 low stones. Nearby are two larger stones aligned on a NE-SW axis. The circle is near the Preseli Mountains, where the "bluestones" of Stonehenge were quarried.
Mynachlog-ddu, Dyfed, Wales

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Heritage Highlight: Connection with the source of the Stonehenge bluestones?

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Two small side stones support a striking capstone in this small Neolithic chambered tomb, or cromlech. The tomb is beautifully perched in a dramatic location above Manorbier Bay with views across to Manorbier Castle.
Manorbier, Tenby, Dyfed, Wales

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This striking cromlech is composed of three slender upright stones supporting a capstone estimated to weigh 16 tons! Two further uprights formed an entrance, while a sixth upright blocks the entrance.
Newport, Dyfed, Wales

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