Tŷ Newydd Burial Chamber

Tŷ Newydd Burial Chamber
Porius1 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Tŷ Newydd Burial Chamber is a Neolithic dolmen dating to before 4500 BC, situated on a natural outcrop northeast of Llanfaelog on the Isle of Anglesey, Wales, near Tŷ Newydd farm [1]. The monument, now ruined, originally stood beneath a mound or cairn and is in the care of the Welsh historic environment service Cadw [1]. Its massive capstone measures 4 by 1.8 metres and is up to 1.2 metres thick, cracked and resting on three supporting stones [2].

TypeDolmen
Period< 4500 BC
CountryWales
Coordinates53.2362° N, 4.4824° W

Related resources

More sites in Wales

Barclodiad y Gawres · Llyn Cerrig Bach · Presaddfed Burial Chamber · Henblas Burial Chamber · Llanfechell · Tregele · Bodowyr Burial Chamber · Penrhos Feilw Standing Stones · Bryn Gwyn Stones · Castell Bryn Gwyn · Caer Lêb · Caer y Twr · Dinas Dinlle · Holyhead Mountain Hut Circles · Perthi-Duon Burial Chamber · Parciau Hill Fort · Bryn Celli Ddu · Din Lligwy Hut Circle · Pant-y-Saer Burial Chamber · Lligwy Burial Chamber · Tre'r Ceiri · Ty Mawr Burial Chamber · Garn Boduan · Bryn Eryr

All sites in Wales

Keep exploring

Every site on this page sits on the globe, and the people who research them are on the Discord.

3D Globe · Sites by country · Story Archive · Research Library · Weekly Journal · Search