The Pentre Ifan burial chamber

I visited this burial site as little detour at the backend of my Preseli Mountains route. It's a 3 and a half thousand year old neolithic dolmen. It's one of Wales' largest and best preserved. This is the roof balanced apparently, precariously on it's vertical supports. Originally it would have been covered with an exterior made from dry stone walling.

Pentre Ifan with Carningli Common in the background


A 16 ton stone slab supported by three upright stones. How!? 3500 years ago! How!?


Pentre Ifan framing Carningli common.