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SN 0994 3701 Justifiably Wales' most enduring prehistoric image. This chambered tomb consists of a tilted wedge-shaped capstone perched on 3 of 4 tall uprights to form a chamber 9'9" long by 6'6" wide by 9'9" high. It was originally covered by a trapezoidal cairn of boulders about 130' long with a curved forecourt in front of the chamber at the wider end.

Pentre Ifan

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SN 0994 3701 Justifiably Wales' most enduring prehistoric image. This chambered tomb consists of a tilted wedge-shaped capstone perched on 3 of 4 tall uprights to form a chamber 9'9" long by 6'6" wide by 9'9" high. It was originally covered by a trapezoidal cairn of boulders about 130' long with a curved forecourt in front of the chamber at the wider end.

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