Pentre Ifan and Castell Henllys: Stone Age and Iron Age
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Pentre Ifan and Castell Henllys: Stone Age and Iron Age
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Pentre Ifan, above Nevern in north Pembrokeshire, is the largest and best preserved Neolithic dolmen in Wales. Its capstone, five metres long, is thought to weigh 16 tonnes and rests on the tips of three uprights two and a half metres off the ground; it was raised around 3500 BC, traditionally as a communal burial. A few kilometres away, Castell Henllys is an Iron Age hillfort where four roundhouses and a granary have been rebuilt on their original foundations, some 2,000 years old — the only place in Britain where that has been done.
Required Activities
1
of 4
Stand under the capstone of Pentre Ifan, balanced on three stone tips
2
of 4
Find the portal stones and the stone that seems to block the entrance
3
of 4
Go into the rebuilt roundhouses at Castell Henllys
4
of 4
Find out how the roundhouses were rebuilt on their original Iron Age foundations
Stand under the capstone of Pentre Ifan, balanced on three stone tips
Find the portal stones and the stone that seems to block the entrance
Go into the rebuilt roundhouses at Castell Henllys
Find out how the roundhouses were rebuilt on their original Iron Age foundations
Before you go
Castell Henllys is open from late March to early November; Pentre Ifan is open all year.
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