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Perthi-Duon Burial Chamber

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at the site began. It was carried out by the Welsh Rock Art Organisation under the direction of Dr George Nash of the
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lying on two collapsed stones, which may have been the upright stones. Multiple stones surround the monument.
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Whether it's a burial chamber or not is disputed, as some claim that it's just a large
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The site was examined as early as 1723, when Henry Rowlands, an
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found during the excavation could support the idea of a
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Perthi-Duon Burial Chamber is located in Anglesey
Anglesey
53°10′33.9″N 4°16′34″W / 53.176083°N 4.27611°W / 53.176083; -4.27611
Dolmen
Neolithic
Neolithic
dolmen
Brynsiencyn
Anglesey
monument
burial chamber
capstone
boulder
antiquarian
archaeological
excavation
University of Bristol
copper
artifact
Copper Age
British Isles
"Perthi-Duon Burial Chamber"
"Perthi-duon Stone; Suggested Burial Chamber At Perthiduon (302422)"
RCAHMW


"Anglesey: Mysterious artefact discovered at Neolithic tomb"
North Wales Live
"Excavation of Neolithic chambered tomb on Anglesey begins"

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