Lligwy Burial Chamber

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Lligwy Burial Chamber is a Neolithic stone tomb on the island of Anglesey in Wales, notable for its massive capstone and well-preserved chamber structure.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Neolithic burial chamber
megalithic tomb
scheduled monument
tourist attraction
accessRoute footpath from nearby parking area
accessType open chamber
archaeologicalFinds animal bones
human remains
pottery fragments
capstoneDescription massive stone slab
capstoneShape roughly rectangular
capstoneSupport supported by upright stones
capstoneWeight approximately 25 tonnes
category Megalithic monuments in the United Kingdom
Neolithic sites in Wales
Prehistoric site in Anglesey
chamberType multi-burial chamber
conservationStatus protected monument
country Wales
culture Neolithic communities of Wales
entranceFee free
epoch Neolithic
estimatedDate c. 3000–2000 BCE
function collective burial place
gridReferenceSystem OS grid reference
hasCapstone yes
heritageDesignation Scheduled Monument
surface form: Scheduled Ancient Monument
heritageDesignationCountry United Kingdom
locatedIn Anglesey
United Kingdom
Wales
locatedNear Moelfre
locatedOn Anglesey
surface form: island of Anglesey
managedBy Cadw
material local limestone
stone
nearbySite Lligwy Burial Chamber self-linksurface differs
surface form: Din Lligwy hut circle settlement

Hen Capel Lligwy (Old Lligwy Chapel)
notableFor massive capstone
well-preserved chamber structure
orientation roughly east–west
ownership state care
period Late Neolithic
publicAccess yes
region north-east Anglesey
setting rural landscape
structureType stone-built chamber
touristFacilities information board

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Anglesey hasHistoricSite Lligwy Burial Chamber
Lligwy Burial Chamber nearbySite Lligwy Burial Chamber self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Din Lligwy hut circle settlement