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Cairn with capstone, Gelligaer Common

Ancient tomb or cairn
Cairn with capstone, Gelligaer Common
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A named place photographed at this map point in Merthyr Tydfil.
Neolithic chambered cairn; dates to the earlier part of the 4th to 3rd millennium BCE. It represents a significant early funerary and ceremonial site in the South Wales uplands.

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Photo: John Lord · CC BY-SA 2.0