Bedd yr Afanc — Nevern Basin
Neolithic (3600–3000 BCE)·Western Neolithic Wales·🇬🇧 Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom
About
About Bedd yr Afanc — Nevern Basin
Bedd yr Afanc — Nevern Basin in Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom is a Neolithic (3600–3000 BCE) megalithic attributed to Western Neolithic Wales. Partially collapsed gallery on ridge above Nevern valley, portal stones and capstone remain; associated with Pentre Ifan cluster. Excavations and surveys provide calibrated chronology and architectural analysis.
Why it mattersKey Western Neolithic Wales site preserving megalithic architecture of the Pembrokeshire, Wales region
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology precision
- 02Landscape setting function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial burial aggregation
- 02Territorial marker
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. 3400 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic (3600–3000 BCE)
- Culture
- Western Neolithic Wales
- Purpose
- Wedge gallery grave 6.6 m with capstone 3 m oriented NE-SW on Bryn Berllan ridge
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3400 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1890 CE
Antiquarian recording
On the ground
Structures & features
52.0200° N · 4.8500° W · 80 m · 3 mapped features
- Bedd yr Afanc — Nevern Basin — Principal ChamberchamberMain chamber at Bedd yr Afanc — Nevern Basin52.0202° N · 4.8499° W
- Bedd yr Afanc — Nevern Basin — Kerb and CairncairnPerimeter kerb and cairn at Bedd yr Afanc — Nevern Basin52.0198° N · 4.8498° W
- Bedd yr Afanc — Nevern Basin — Outlier/Alignment Stonestanding stoneOutlier stone associated with Bedd yr Afanc — Nevern Basin52.0205° N · 4.8503° W