Arthur’s Stone

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Neolithic chambered tomb megalithic monument

Arthur’s Stone is a Neolithic chambered tomb on the Gower Peninsula in Wales, traditionally linked to the legends of King Arthur.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
King Arthur’s Tomb 1
place of King Arthur's healing or final rest 1

Statements (28)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Neolithic chambered tomb ⓘ
megalithic monument ⓘ
approximateAge over 4,000 years old ⓘ
associatedWith King Arthur NERFINISHED ⓘ
category archaeological site in Wales ⓘ
prehistoric monument in Wales ⓘ
constructionType stone-built chambered tomb ⓘ
country Wales ⓘ
culture Neolithic ⓘ
hasLegend linked to King Arthur’s exploits ⓘ
hasOrientation aligned with surrounding landscape ⓘ
hasPart capstone ⓘ
stone chamber ⓘ
upright stones ⓘ
hasView surrounding Gower landscape ⓘ
heritageDesignation Scheduled monument ⓘ
locatedIn Gower Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
locatedOn hilltop on the Gower Peninsula ⓘ
maintainedBy heritage authorities in Wales ⓘ
material stone ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
significance important example of Neolithic funerary architecture in Wales ⓘ
timePeriod Neolithic period ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
usedFor burial ⓘ
ritual purposes ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gower Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty → contains → Arthur’s Stone ⓘ
The Defence of Guenevere, and Other Poems → hasPoem → Arthur’s Stone ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Arthur’s Tomb
Reynoldston → locatedNear → Arthur’s Stone ⓘ
Avalon → roleInLegend → Arthur’s Stone ⓘ
this entity surface form: place of King Arthur's healing or final rest