MEGALITHIC MONUMENTS
INTERNATIONAL
INTERNATIONAL
| Carreg Sampson Burial Chamber |
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| A burial chamber consisting of a capstone, 4.7m by 2.7m and 1.0m thick, resting on 3 of 6 stones, 1.1m-2.2m high, defining a chamber. Excavation in 1968, revealed four additional stone-holes, one having supported a further chamber stone, the others indicating a possible passage leading off to the NW. Scant traces of a covering cairn were found to the S and it was shown that the monument had been raised over an amorphous pit, at least 5.25m by 8.0m and 0.8m deep, filled with clay and stones. Finds included a small quantity of burnt bone, probably human, pottery and flints, the last of which may have been residual or curated. (source OS495 card; SM83SW9) J.Wiles 14.05.2002 |
| LOCATION Latitude: 51.958335N Longitude: 5.132919W Located close to the village of Mathry on the coast adjacent to a public footpath. Park beside the bay and take foot-path. |
