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Henblas Burial Chamber

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29: 42: 49: 176:, measuring about 4.1 metres and 3 metres in height with circumferences of 15.3 metres and 16.8 metres respectively, with a large slab lying between them, measuring 5.5 metres by 4.7 metres, which has been interpreted as being the former 41: 275: 265: 80: 28: 270: 285: 280: 234: 177: 183:
The capstone appears to have scratch marks on them, which do not match the direction of the known
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in the area, indicating that there has been some human interference.
169: 145: 115: 180:. The boulders appear to be in their original positions. 126: 121: 111: 74: 64: 204: 202: 200: 48: 8: 21: 168:The structure consists of a pair of large 27: 20: 196: 16:Neolithic tomb in Anglesey, Wales, UK 7: 14: 47: 40: 276:Scheduled monuments in Anglesey 1: 266:Prehistoric sites in Anglesey 302: 35: 26: 235:"Henblas Burial Chamber" 152:, to the southwest of 139:Henblas Burial Chamber 56:Shown within Anglesey 214:stone-circles.org.uk 96:53.22111°N 4.35806°W 239:ancientmonuments.uk 92: /  23: 101:53.22111; -4.35806 136: 135: 293: 271:Dolmens in Wales 250: 249: 247: 245: 231: 225: 224: 222: 220: 206: 107: 106: 104: 103: 102: 97: 93: 90: 89: 88: 85: 51: 50: 44: 31: 24: 301: 300: 296: 295: 294: 292: 291: 290: 286:Tumuli in Wales 256: 255: 254: 253: 243: 241: 233: 232: 228: 218: 216: 208: 207: 198: 193: 166: 100: 98: 94: 91: 86: 83: 81: 79: 78: 60: 59: 58: 57: 54: 53: 52: 17: 12: 11: 5: 299: 297: 289: 288: 283: 281:Llangristiolus 278: 273: 268: 258: 257: 252: 251: 226: 195: 194: 192: 189: 165: 162: 154:Llangristiolus 134: 133: 128: 124: 123: 119: 118: 113: 109: 108: 76: 72: 71: 66: 62: 61: 55: 46: 45: 39: 38: 37: 36: 33: 32: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 298: 287: 284: 282: 279: 277: 274: 272: 269: 267: 264: 263: 261: 240: 236: 230: 227: 215: 211: 205: 203: 201: 197: 190: 188: 186: 181: 179: 175: 171: 163: 161: 159: 155: 151: 147: 144: 140: 132: 129: 125: 120: 117: 114: 110: 105: 77: 73: 70: 67: 63: 43: 34: 30: 25: 19: 242:. Retrieved 238: 229: 217:. Retrieved 213: 182: 167: 138: 137: 18: 164:Description 148:located in 99: / 75:Coordinates 260:Categories 191:References 84:53°13′16″N 244:3 October 219:3 October 210:"Henblas" 185:ice flows 160:, Wales. 143:Neolithic 131:Neolithic 87:4°21′29″W 178:capstone 174:boulders 158:Anglesey 69:Anglesey 65:Location 150:Henblas 127:Periods 122:History 22:Henblas 170:quartz 146:dolmen 116:Dolmen 172:rich 141:is a 246:2021 221:2021 112:Type 262:: 237:. 212:. 199:^ 156:, 248:. 223:.

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Henblas Burial Chamber is located in Anglesey
Anglesey
53°13′16″N 4°21′29″W / 53.22111°N 4.35806°W / 53.22111; -4.35806
Dolmen
Neolithic
Neolithic
dolmen
Henblas
Llangristiolus
Anglesey
quartz
boulders
capstone
ice flows



"Henblas"
"Henblas Burial Chamber"
Categories
Prehistoric sites in Anglesey
Dolmens in Wales
Scheduled monuments in Anglesey
Llangristiolus
Tumuli in Wales

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