Carreg Coetan Arthur

This article is about the dolmen in Newport, Pembrokeshie. For the dolmen near St David's Head, Pembrokeshire, see Coetan Arthur.

Carreg Coetan Arthur
The dolmen in 2008
LocationNewport, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Coordinates54°56′26″N 8°19′45″E / 54.940417°N 8.329167°E / 54.940417; 8.329167
TypeDolmen
Length4 meters
History
MaterialStone
Foundedc. 3000 BC
3km
1.9miles
Carreg Coetan
Arthur dolmen
N E W P O R T
B A Y
P R E S E L I H I L L S
Cerig-y-Gof
chambered tomb
Trellyffaint dolmen
Standing Stones
Bedd yr Afanc
Burial Chamber
Banc Du
Neolithic enclosure
Pentre Ifan
Llech-y-Tribedd dolmen
Carreg Coetan Arthur and other nearby Neolithic sites

Carreg Coetan Arthur is a Neolithic dolmen in Newport, Pembrokeshire, Wales.[1]

Carreg Coetan Arthur dates from around 3000 BC and is the remains of a Neolithic burial chamber (also known as a quoit).

The remains consist of a 4-metre-long capstone on smaller supporting rocks. It would have originally been earth covered, but this has eroded away.

The site is managed by Cadw and it is a scheduled ancient monument.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ Cope, Julian (1998). The Modern Antiquarian: A Pre-millennial Odyssey Through Megalithic Britain : Including a Gazetteer to Over 300 Prehistoric Sites. Thorsons Pub. p. 293. ISBN 978-0-7225-3599-8.
  2. ^ coflein NPRN: 304320. DAT PRN: 1462. Cadw SAM: PE056: Carreg Coetan Burial Chamber
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