Tinkinswood Burial Chamber (Cadw)Historic SiteThis Neolithic (New Stone Age) tomb is topped with one of largest capstones in Britain. Measuring a massive 24ft/7m by 15ft/4.5m and weighing around 40 tons (as much as an articulated lorry), how on earth did the builders get it up there? Experts reckon that at least 200 individuals would have been required to hoist it into place. Excavations have uncovered the remains of over 50 people, along with broken pottery and flint tools.
The site is also associated with a number of legends – it’s said that anyone who spent the night here on the evenings before May Day, St John’s Day (23 June) or Midwinter Day would die, go mad or become a poet.St NicholasCardiffCF5 6STUnited Kingdom51.451332593554-3.308043479919http://www.showmewales.co.uk/?dms=3&venue=1124190
Tinkinswood Burial Chamber (Cadw)
Historic Site, free entry
Tinkinswood
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This Neolithic (New Stone Age) tomb is topped with one of largest capstones in Britain. Measuring a massive 24ft/7m by 15ft/4.5m and weighing around 40 tons (as much as an articulated lorry), how on earth did the builders get it up there? Experts reckon that at least 200 individuals would have been required to hoist it into place. Excavations have uncovered the remains of over 50 people, along with broken pottery and flint tools.
The site is also associated with a number of legends – it’s said that anyone who spent the night here on the evenings before May Day, St John’s Day (23 June) or Midwinter Day would die, go mad or become a poet.
Opening Details
Open all the time
Daily 10.00am - 4.00pm. Closed 24, 25, 26 December and 1 January. Last admission 30 minutes before closing.
Map reference: ST 092732 Lat: 51.45133 Long: -3.30804
Take the A48 west from Cardiff at Culverhouse Cross to St Nicholas; turn left at traffic lights where signed to the Burial Chamber. Small parking area and footpath signed to right of this lane after about 0.75mile.
Parking: free
Accessible by Public Transport: 4.5 miles from Waun-Gron Park station
Tinkinswood Burial Chamber (Cadw)
Tinkinswood Burial Chamber (Cadw)
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Local Accommodation
Regional Tourist Board Member
Children welcome
Dogs not accepted (except guidedogs)
Smoking not allowed
