Tinkinswood

Tinkinswood
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Tinkinswood Burial Chamber, also called Castell Carreg, is a Neolithic megalithic dolmen in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, constructed around 4000 BC [1]. It belongs to the Severn-Cotswold tomb type, featuring a massive capstone supported by upright stones that form a burial chamber [1]. The structure served as a collective tomb for Neolithic communities, with human remains deposited inside over generations [1].

TypeDolmen
Period< 4500 BC
CountryWales
Coordinates51.4515° N, 3.3080° W

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