Dyffryn Ardudwy Burial Chamber

What makes this Neolithic tomb unique is that there are two burial chambers, 30 feet apart within the mound. The chambers were built sometime between 3000-1900 BC, probably as a communal burial site. The entire monument was probably originally covered by a mound of small stones.

Today the site consists of an elongated oval, running up a slight slope, with one large chamber at the top of the slope and a smaller chamber beneath the branches of a tree at the lower end. Beside the upper chamber is a solitary standing stone. It seems that the site would originally have offered views to the sea.

The Dyffryn Ardudwy site is signposted rather indifferently. I only noticed one sign, visible approaching from the A496 heading north into the village, with no apparent signs to help those coming from the north.

Parking is problematic; you'll likely have to park on a nearby street and walk. There is a short footpath of a hundred yards leading off the A496 to the burial chamber.