Presaddfed Burial Chamber
Presaddfed Cromlechs · Presaddfed twin dolmens
Early Neolithic (c.3800–3600 BCE)·Neolithic Anglesey·🇬🇧 Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom
About
About Presaddfed Burial Chamber
Pair of Neolithic chambered tombs (east and west cromlech) in bog-edge meadow near Presaddfed country house, west Anglesey. Originally sections of a single long cairn (c.70 m) before agricultural subdivision. Western chamber far better preserved: capstone 5 m long on four orthostats forming portal-like chamber ~2 m high; Eastern chamber is lower, capstone collapsed. Built c.3800–3600 BCE (portal dolmen). Western tomb excavated 1870s revealing fragmented remains. Twin-chamber form is classic Anglesey long cairn division. Wooded bog setting with stream; cattle-grazed scheduled meadow.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Whether two chambers are contemporary or sequential insertion into enlarging cairn
- 02Original forecourt forms beneath pasture
Theories
- 01Long cairn grew from single to double chamber reflecting kin-group expansion
- 02Pair placed to mark wetland–farmland ecotone near former bog lake
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. 3800–3600 BCE
- Period
- Early Neolithic (c.3800–3600 BCE)
- Culture
- Neolithic Anglesey
- Purpose
- Dual-chamber portal dolmen tombs within long cairn
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3800–3600 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1096 CE
Major expansion
On the ground
Structures & features
53.3091° N · 4.4847° W · 15 m · 3 mapped features
Western Chamber (Presaddfed West)
chamberUpright 5 m capstone on four orthostats, best preserved portal chamber
53.3091° N · 4.4847° WEastern Chamber (Presaddfed East)
chamberSecond chamber 30 m southeast with collapsed capstone and lower orthostats
53.3089° N · 4.4842° WLong Cairn Trace
long cairnRemnant earthwork of former 70 m long cairn linking chambers
53.3090° N · 4.4845° W
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