Carreg Coetan Arthur

This article is about the dolmen in Newport, Pembrokeshie. For the dolmen near St David's Head, Pembrokeshire, see Coetan Arthur.

Carreg Coetan Arthur

The dolmen in 2008
Location	Newport, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Coordinates	54°56′26″N8°19′45″E / 54.940417°N 8.329167°E / 54.940417; 8.329167
Type	Dolmen
Length	4 meters
History
Material	Stone
Founded	c. 3000 BC

3km
1.9miles

Carreg Coetan
Arthur dolmen

N E W P O R T
B A Y

P R E S E L I H I L L S

Cerig-y-Gof
chambered tomb

Trellyffaint dolmen

Standing Stones

Bedd yr Afanc
Burial Chamber

Banc Du
Neolithic enclosure

Pentre Ifan

Llech-y-Tribedd dolmen

   

Carreg Coetan Arthur and other nearby Neolithic sites

Carreg Coetan Arthur is a Neolithic dolmen in Newport, Pembrokeshire, Wales. ^[1]

Carreg Coetan Arthur dates from around 3000 BC and is the remains of a Neolithic burial chamber (also known as a quoit).

The remains consist of a 4-metre-long capstone on smaller supporting rocks. It would have originally been earth covered, but this has eroded away.

The site is managed by Cadw and it is a scheduled ancient monument. ^[2]

Notes

1. Cope, Julian (1998). The Modern Antiquarian: A Pre-millennial Odyssey Through Megalithic Britain  : Including a Gazetteer to Over 300 Prehistoric Sites. Thorsons Pub. p. 293. ISBN   978-0-7225-3599-8.
2. coflein NPRN: 304320. DAT PRN: 1462. Cadw SAM: PE056: Carreg Coetan Burial Chamber

External links

• Carreg Coetan Arthur on NewportPembs.co.uk
• Carreg Coetan Arthur at Pembrokeshire Virtual Museum
• Carreg Coetan Arthur on the Megalithic Portal

52°1′6.9″N4°49′41.6″W / 52.018583°N 4.828222°W / 52.018583; -4.828222