Welsh: Siambr Gladdu Llwyneliddon | |
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  Location of St Lythans burial chamber in the Vale of Glamorgan | |
| Location | near St Lythans and Barry (Y Barri) |
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| Region | Vale of Glamorgan (Bro Morgannwg), Wales (Welsh: Cymru) |
| Coordinates | 51°26′33.11″N 3°17′41.68″W / 51.4425306°N 3.2949111°W |
| Type | Dolmen[1] |
| History | |
| Periods | Neolithic |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | some damage |
| Public access | Free |
| Reference no. | GM008 |
The St Lythans burial chamber (Welsh: Siambr Gladdu Llwyneliddon) is a single stone megalithic dolmen, built around 4,000 BC as part of a chambered long barrow, during the mid Neolithic period, in what is now known as the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.
It lies about half a mile (1 km) to the west of the hamlet of St Lythans, near Dyffryn Gardens. It also lies around one mile (1.6 km) south of Tinkinswood burial chamber, a more extensive cromlech that it may once have resembled, constructed during the same period.
The site is on pasture land, but pedestrian access is allowed and is free, with roadside parking available for 2–3 cars about 50 yards (50 metres) from the site.
The dolmen, which has never been fully excavated,[2] is maintained by Cadw,[3] the Welsh Historic Environment Agency.[4]
- ^ ""St Lythans Burial Chamber" Waymark". Groundspeak Inc. Retrieved 3 August 2008.
- ^ "St Lythans Chambered Long Cairn, Maesyfelin; Gwal-y-Filiast (227289)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "About Cadw". Cadw website. Cadw, a division of the Welsh Assembly Government. 2008. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2008.
- ^ "Places to visit: St Lythans Burial Chamber". Cadw website. Cadw, a division of the Welsh Assembly Government. 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2008.