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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Coetan Arthur Dolmen
Country: Wales County: Pembrokeshire Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: St David's
Map Ref: SM72532806 Landranger Map Number: 157
Latitude: 51.904517N Longitude: 5.308165W
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3	Reasonable but with some damage
2	Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1	Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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-1	Completely destroyed

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4 Access:

5	Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4	Short walk on a footpath
3	Requiring a bit more of a walk
2	A long walk
1	In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5	co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
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3	co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
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markj99 visited on 27th Jul 2014 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 3 Coetan Arthur Dolmen is in a superb coastal setting on St David's Head. The dolmen is perfectly proportioned. The capstone lies at a pleasing 20 degrees angle from horizontal. This site is just picture perfect.

woodini254 visited on 6th Jun 2012 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 2 Directions Follow the Pembrokeshire Coastal footpath north from the car park at Whitesands Bay towards St Davids Head for about 1.75Km. The capstone can be clearly seen from the path. Description The monument is of the earth fast sub megalithic type and consists of a capstone measuring 3.6m by 2.5m and is supported by a single upright measuring 1.8m. Two further uprights have been identified lying beneath the capstone suggesting that this was a collapsed conventional form of chamber. The nearest comparison is the Kings Quoit at Manorbeir.

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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.33 Ambience: 4.5 Access: 2.83

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**Coetan Arthur Dolmen** submitted by Johnny : Coetan Arthur, St. David's Head, Dyfed (SM725 281): Impressively situated on the hillside close to St. David's Head, Coetan Arthur is the collapsed chamber of what is presumed to be a passage grave which also has a round barrow. The massive capstone measures approximately 5.9 meters by 2.6 meters and is supported on one side by an orthostat approximately 1.5 meters in height. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Impressively situated on the hillside close to St. David's Head, Coetan Arthur is the collapsed chamber of what is presumed to be a passage grave which also has a round barrow. The massive capstone measures approximately 5.9 metres by 2.6 metres and is supported on one side by an orthostat approximately 1.5 meters in height.

Additional information submitted by Drew Parsons in September 2010:
To reach the site walk north along the coastal trail from Porth Mawr (Whitesands Bay) car park and around 100 metres after the track turns west above the third bay (Porth Melgan) look for a narrow, steep, side trail which heads north up the slope of the hill - this will lead you directly to the site. You need to look carefully for Coetan Arthur as there are lots of rocks laying around the area. I approached the site from St David's Head and it was quite hard to find from that direction. The Coflein site is at: https://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/305375

Note: Another chambered tomb known as Coetan Arthur was once located at SN007361, but was destroyed in 1844.
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