Bodowyr
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The dolmen of Bodowyr , west of Brynsiencyn, in the south-east of the island of Anglesey in Wales is the remaining remnant of the central chamber of a passage tomb , as it is primarily found in parts of Ireland ( Newgrange ; but occasionally also in Wales Barclodiad y Gawres ). Three bearing stones about one meter high support a wedge-shaped capstone over 2.0 meters long and almost one meter thick at its widest point. A fallen stone nearby could be a former lock stone. Originally, the passage tomb is said to have been located in an earthen (barrow) or stone (cairn) hill with a narrow entrance. This has been completely removed by erosion, field cultivation or stone robbery.
literature
- Vicki Cummings, Alasdair Whittle: Places of special virtue. Megaliths in the Neolithic landscapes of Wales (Cardiff studies in archeology). Oxbow Books, Oxford 2004, ISBN 1-84217-108-9 , p. 106.
- Frances Lynch: Gwynedd. A guide to ancient and historic Wales . HMSO, London 1995, ISBN 0-11-701574-1 p. 44
Web links
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Coordinates: 53 ° 11 ′ 17.7 " N , 4 ° 18 ′ 10.8" W.