Barclodiad y Gawres
Giantess's Apronful
Late Neolithic·Irish Sea passage grave tradition·🇬🇧 Isle of Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom
About
About Barclodiad y Gawres
Cruciform passage grave on Anglesey's southwest coast with decorated stones bearing spiral and herringbone carvings similar to Boyne Valley. Cairn 27 m diameter covering cruciform chamber with central polygonal chamber and three side recesses. Five decorated stones. Excavated 1952-53 by Powell & Daniel, with concrete dome reconstruction.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Maritime Irish Sea artistic connections
Theories
- 01Welsh outlier of Boyne Valley art province
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 2500 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic
- Culture
- Irish Sea passage grave tradition
- Purpose
- Collective burial with rock art
- Abandoned
- c.2000 BCE
- Rediscovered
- Discovered 1952 after storm erosion; excavated 1952-53
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 2500 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1458 CE
Rediscovery
On the ground
Structures & features
53.2070° N · 4.5040° W · 20 m · 1 mapped feature
Cruciform Chamber
chamberCentral chamber with three side recesses and decorated stones
53.2070° N · 4.5040° W
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