Barclodiad y Gawres Passage Grave
Barclodiad y Gawres Passage Grave North Annex · Barclodiad Site
Late Neolithic (3500–2600 BCE)·Late Neolithic·🇬🇧 Anglesey, United Kingdom
About
About Barclodiad y Gawres Passage Grave
Barclodiad y Gawres Passage Grave in Anglesey, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (3500–2600 BCE) megalithic attributed to Late Neolithic. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal chamber 6 × 2 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 53.2070N -4.5030E controls access to Anglesey resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey megalithic for Anglesey, illustrating Late Neolithic construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
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. 3300–2800 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic (3500–2600 BCE)
- Culture
- Late Neolithic
- Purpose
- Collective burial and territorial marker for agro-pastoral community
- Rediscovered
- 1976 survey
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 3300–2800 BCE
Initial construction of Barclodiad y Gawres Passage Grave main structure
c. 1916
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1976–2006
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Barclodiad y Gawres Passage Grave) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
53.2070° N · 4.5030° W · 192 m · 4 mapped features
- Barclodiad y Gawres Passage Grave — Main StructurestructurePrincipal megalithic — Chamber 6 × 2 m with diagnostic masonry/panel53.2078° N · 4.5021° W
- Barclodiad y Gawres Passage Grave — Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature53.2060° N · 4.5037° W
- Barclodiad y Gawres Passage Grave — Peripheral FeatureoutlierPeripheral feature with cup marks and alignment53.2085° N · 4.5018° W
- Barclodiad y Gawres Passage Grave — Hydraulic/CisternhydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir or rock-cut channel associated with site53.2054° N · 4.5041° W
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