Goosehouse
The megalithic goosehouse in the north of Benllech on the island of Anglesey in Powys in Wales consists of a massive stone slab of 2.8 × 1.7 × 0.4 m, which is a small, low chamber 0.5-0.6 m high covered. It is located above the confluence of two streams.
The oval chamber, open to the east, has side walls made of dry stone with an orthostat on the north side. A smaller, similar chamber, which also opens to the east, but is probably a modern addition, is adjacent to the south.
Shortly after its discovery in 1965, the site was recognized as a Neolithic burial chamber and excavated. No prehistoric finds have been made, but the site was considered prehistoric because of its physical relationship to the chambers at Lligwy and Glyn. She is considered to be relatively new today, weaving the fragments of a find under the lowest stone in the chamber.
The find was interpreted as an agricultural structure (goose house, corn dryer or root rent). There are problems with these reinterpretations, however.
Goosehouse is a Scheduled Monument . Despite these doubts, the monument has retained its old status.
The chamber tombs Coed y Glyn and Pant-y-Saer are nearby .
literature
- Frances Lynch: Anglesey. Past Landscapes of the Coast. Photography by Mick Sharp and Jean Williamson. Windgather Press, Macclesfield 2009, ISBN 978-1-909686-34-2 , pp. 33-34.
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Coordinates: 53 ° 19 '12.7 " N , 4 ° 13' 28.9" W.