Coetan Arthur dolmen, also known as Arthur's Quoit (not to be confused with Carreg Coetan Arthur, near Newport) is the remains of a

Neolithic The Neolithic period, or New Stone Age, is an Old World archaeological period and the final division of the Stone Age. It saw the Neolithic Revolution, a wide-ranging set of developments that appear to have arisen independently in several p ...

burial chamber A chamber tomb is a tomb for burial used in many different cultures. In the case of individual burials, the chamber is thought to signify a higher status for the interred than a simple grave. Built from rock or sometimes wood, the chambers could ...

(also known as a quoit). It dates from around 3000 BCE. The site, situated on the hillside close to

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in Pembrokeshire,

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, is the collapsed chamber of what is presumed to be a passage grave which also has a round barrow. The massive capstone measures approximately 6 metres by 2.5 metres and is supported on one side by an

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approximately 1.5 metres in height. The headland is in the care of the

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and the site is a

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. Coetan Arthur, Penmaen Dewi (St David's Head), Gorllewin Sir Benfro; West Pembrokeshire, Wales 11.jpg, Sunset at Coetan Arthur File:Coetan Arthur, Penmaen Dewi (St David's Head), Gorllewin Sir Benfro; West Pembrokeshire, Wales 15.jpg, The cromlech, with Holly Island in the background Coetan Arthur, Penmaen Dewi (St David's Head), Gorllewin Sir Benfro; West Pembrokeshire, Wales 18.jpg Coetan Arthur, Penmaen Dewi (St David's Head), Gorllewin Sir Benfro; West Pembrokeshire, Wales 24.jpg, Close up

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External links

Coetan Arthur on the Megalithic PortalCoetan Arthur Images on CBHC.gov.uk
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