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was constructed. The site was excavated in 1914, and inside the chamber there were 920 human bones, which were nearly all broken. This showed that at least forty people of all ages and sexes were buried there during the Neolithic period; it would appear to be a burial chamber used by the whole
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From the site two parallel lines of stones form an avenue leading away from the burial chamber to the south east. Along a second avenue to the north east lie many stones. A large single stone stands due east, and two flat parallel standing stones point to the top of the nearby Coed Sion Hill.
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and measures 24 feet (7.3 m) x 14 ft (4.3 m); it is thought to be the largest in Britain, and also in Europe. It would have taken some 200 people to lift the stone into the correct position. It was originally all covered by a mound of
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would either die, go mad, or become a poet. This legend is similar to the general legend about mountain tops. The group of boulders to the south east of the monument are said to be women who were turned to stone for dancing on the
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The construction of megalithic burial chamber and related funerary monuments took place in various parts of Europe during the Early Neolithic (known distribution pictured)
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body responsible for the protection, conservation and promotion of the built heritage of Wales. In October 2011, new excavations began at the site.
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has also been found, this showed that the burial chamber tomb was probably used by a community over a long period of time, maybe up until the early
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settlement. The corpses of the dead were probably left exposed before being moved into the burial chamber. Neolithic and
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period. Restoration work was carried out at the same time, with a brick pillar built to support the capstone.
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Tinkinswood was once a village but now all that remains is the burial chamber, which was built about 6000
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Many of the myths and legends of Tinkinswood are also associated with the nearby burial site of
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type, and consists of a large capstone on top, with smaller upright stones supporting it. The
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Location of Tinkinswood in the Vale of Glamorgan and Wales
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Tinkinswood and St Lythan's Community Archaeology Project
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Photos of Tinkinswood and surrounding area on geograph
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day, another legend which is associated with dolmens.
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capstone at Tinkinswood weighs approximately 40 
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a grassy field in which two low stone retaining walls flank a stone structure with a thick stone slab roof
Tinkinswood is located in Vale of Glamorgan
St Nicholas
Vale of Glamorgan
Wales
Welsh
51°27′4.96″N 3°18′29.17″W / 51.4513778°N 3.3081028°W / 51.4513778; -3.3081028
Dolmen
Neolithic
Scheduled monument
Welsh
megalithic
burial chamber
Neolithic
Vale of Glamorgan
Cardiff
dolmen
Severn-Cotswold tomb
limestone
long tons
soil



BP
Stonehenge
Bell-Beaker style pottery
Bronze Age
Cadw
Welsh Government

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