Pentre Ifan, Neolithic dolmen in Nevern, Wales
Pentre Ifan is a stone burial chamber from the Neolithic period in Nevern, Pembrokeshire, Wales. Seven large stones form the chamber, with a huge capstone weighing 16 tons resting on three upright pillars at a height of 2.5 meters (8 feet).
People built this tomb around 3500 BCE and placed their dead inside. Excavations between 1936 and 1959 found several ritual pits near the stone chamber.
Pentre Ifan comes from Welsh words referring to a village and a person named Ifan, a form of Johannes. The stones stand on open land overlooking the coast, where people once buried their dead while facing Carningli mountain.
The burial chamber sits in a field beside the A487 and a small parking area lies directly on the road. From there, a short path runs through the grass to the stones, which can get slippery when wet.
The large capstone is positioned to mirror the northern slope of Carningli and point toward the mouth of the Nevern at Newport. This arrangement suggests the builders deliberately included both landmarks when constructing the chamber.
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