Gaerllwyd is a village in Monmouthshire, south east

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, United Kingdom.

Location

Gaerllwyd is located south east of

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and north west of

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on the B4235 road.

History and amenities

Gaerllwyd burial chamber - geograph - 2379101

Gaerllwyd is set in a very

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agricultural area in the heart of Monmouthshire. The village has a

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, situated on the Gaerllwyd Crossroads, which is still in regular religious use. Near the chapel is a

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, or ''

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'' dated to around 4,000 BC. It is made up of a capstone which would have had three upright stone supports. The outer cairn has been removed by road construction and stone robbing, although archaeologists are uncertain whether a covering mound would ever have been in place. To the south there are some

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monuments including two stone circles, a standing stone and a round barrow cemetery.

References

External links

Gaerllwyd Baptist chapel

www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Gaerllwyd and surrounding area
Villages in Monmouthshire {{Monmouthshire-geo-stub