Jon6D
Tinkinswood Burial Chamber
Tinkinswood Burial Chamber
Tinkinswood's burial chamber was built around 4000 BC in a small valley (near Barry) in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Excavated in 1914 and has a capstone estimated to weight over 40 tons - one of the heaviest of all British sites. It is thought that it would have needed 200 people to move it.
The chamber contained the bodies of at least 50 people, 8 children amongst them. Items found during excavation suggest that the chamber was used until 2000 B.C.
Tinkinswood Burial Chamber
Tinkinswood Burial Chamber
Tinkinswood's burial chamber was built around 4000 BC in a small valley (near Barry) in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Excavated in 1914 and has a capstone estimated to weight over 40 tons - one of the heaviest of all British sites. It is thought that it would have needed 200 people to move it.
The chamber contained the bodies of at least 50 people, 8 children amongst them. Items found during excavation suggest that the chamber was used until 2000 B.C.