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Treffynnon;llanreithan

Primary Reference Number (PRN) : 2768
Trust : Dyfed
Community : Brawdy
Unitary authority : Pembrokeshire
NGR : SM8536228671
Site Type (preferred type first) : Neolithic Chambered Tomb
Status : Scheduled Monument

Summary :
A rectangular stone chamber, 2m x 2m, formed by three large stones 0.7m high, with one on each side except to the N which is open. The massive capstone, which measures 2m x 1.6m x 0.9m, is displaced and rests partly on the ground in front of the chamber and partly on one of the uprights. The chamber itself contains loose stones, which have been cleared there from neighbouring fields. The chamber is currently located in an arable field cultivated for animal feed. Ploughing is undertaken to within 0.5m of the tomb. N Cook PFRS 2004



Sources :
, 2768.pdf ( © DAT)
CADW , 2009 , AM107
Cook, N , 2004 , Prehistoric Funerary & Ritual Sites Project Pembrokeshire 2003-2004 ( © DAT)
CADW , 1990 , AM107 ,
CADW , 1998 , AM107 ,
Cook,N , 2004 , Prehistoric Funerary and Ritual Sites Project - Pembrokeshire 2003-2004 ,
Daniel,GE , 1950 , Prehistoric Chamber Tombs ,
Gardner Wilkinson,I , 1871 , Collectanea Archaeologia ,
Grimes,WF , 1936 , S.Wales Long Barrows & Megaliths ,
Grimes,WF , 1936 , Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society ,
Hunter,R , 197? , Card Index ,
Laws & Owen , 1897-1906 , Pembrokeshire Archaeological Survey ,
Lynch,F , 1975 , Archaeologia Cambrensis ,
MOW , 1961 , AMs England & Wales ,
Meridian Airmaps , 1955 ,
Musson,CR , 1991 , AP91-35.35 View from NE, heavily ploughed surrounds ,
Musson,CR , 1991 , AP91-35.34 View from SE, heavily ploughed surrounds ,
Ordnance Survey , 1966 ,
PCM , 1980 , Card Index ,
RCAHM , 1925 , Pemb ,
Rees,SE , 1981 , Pemb.SAMs ,

Events :
67296 : TREFFYNNON;LLANREITHAN, FIELD OBSERVATION, 1966 (year : 1966)
86041 : TREFFYNNON;LLANREITHAN, FIELD OBSERVATION, 1981 (year : 1981)
90088 : TREFFYNNON;LLANREITHAN, FIELD OBSERVATION, 1985 (year : 1985)
91570 : TREFFYNNON;LLANREITHAN, FIELD OBSERVATION, 1990 (year : 1990)
92370 : TREFFYNNON;LLANREITHAN, FIELD OBSERVATION, 1998 (year : 1998)
92824 : TREFFYNNON;LLANREITHAN, FIELD OBSERVATION, 2003 (year : 2003)
94681 : TRE-FFYNNON BURIAL CHAMBER (year : 2006)
111419 : Castle Cenlas, Mathry, Pembrokeshire (year : 2014)
112054 : Penysgwarn, Croesgoch, Pembrokeshire (year : 2013)
48095 : PREHISTORIC FUNERARY AND RITUAL SITES PROJECT-NORTH PEMBROKESHIRE (year : 2003)
128272 : Land East of Penysgwarne, Pembrokeshire (year : 2022)

Related records
48095

Compiled date : 01-01-1950


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