Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Glyn, Burial Chamber 450m N of
Llanfair-Mathafarn-Eithaf, Isle of Anglesey, Wales
A scheduled monument in Llanfair-Mathafarn-Eithaf, Isle of Anglesey, recorded as Burial Chamber (Prehistoric).
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Burial Chamber
- Period
- Prehistoric
- Date of designation
- 21 August 2006
- Community
- Llanfair-Mathafarn-Eithaf
- Unitary authority
- Isle of Anglesey
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 53.31157, -4.23170
- SAM number
- AN154
- Cadw record number
- 1188
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1883 map "Watershed map England, Wales 3." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 93 Holyhead (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1919 · Sheet 41. Anglesey. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Summary description and reason for designation
The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Monument.
The monument comprises the remains of a burial chamber, probably dating to the Neolithic (c. 4,400 - 2,900 BC). It is located in an enclosed field of pasture on a gentle SE-facing slope at the edge of a limestone terrace. The construction is unusual as the capstone appears to have been levered from the bedrock and propped up by low stones at its outer edge. The capstone has broken into three pieces and rests above a partially collapsed chamber. The capstone measures c. 4.6m long, up to 2.8m wide and 0.8m thick. It is aligned E-W. The central section stands to a height of 1.4m. A slight rise in the ground around the burial chamber represents the remains of the covering mound. It is circular and measures c. 14m in diameter. Part of the chamber was excavated in 1909.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of prehistoric burial and ritual practices. The burial chamber is an important relic of a prehistoric funerary and ritual landscape. It retains significant archaeological potential and there is a strong probability of the presence of burial, ritual or structural evidence. The monument's importance is further enhanced by its unusual construction and its proximity to Benllech Megalith (SAM number AN094), which is located c. 850m NW.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and an area around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive. It is circular and measures 25m in diameter.
Nearby in the register
- Hut Group S of Bwlch, BenllechEnclosed hut circleunder 1 mi
- GlynDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pant-y-Saer Hut CirclesEnclosed hut circleunder 1 mi
- Croes WionReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.