St Lythan's Burial Chamber. Open Daily 10am to 4pm. Free entry.
Details
Accessibility:
Room for 1 car to pull in next to entry. No disability spaces. Entry through kissing gate, with no separate disabled entrance. It is about a 100 yard/metre walk to the monument across a farm field.
Brief description:
Constructed nearly 6000 years ago, this Neolithic burial chamber was originally much larger and covered in earth, similar to the chamber at nearby, Tinkinswood. The chamber consists of 3 stones, with the capstone weighing some 35 Tonnes.
Address:
St Lythan’s Burial Chamber, St Lythan’s Lane, Dyffryn, Vale of Glamorgan CF5 6SW
Email:
Available via website
Phone:
0300 0256000
Website:
www.cadw.gov.wales/daysout/stlythansburialchamber
Directions:
The site is approx 3.5 miles from Culverhouse Cross Interchange and can be accessed via the A4050, then Old Port Road and St Lythan's Road.
OS ST 100723
Opening Times:
Daily 10am to 4pm, with last admission 30 minutes before closing.
Site closed 24, 25 & 26 December and 1 January.
Transport:
There is a regular bus service around Cardiff and its surrounding area.
For more travel information go to www.traveline.info or call 0800 464 00 00
Amenities:
None at the site. Various Public Houses and Hotels in the local area.
Travel Information
For further travel information in Wales please see: www.traveline.cymru/travel-info
Or call Traveline Cymru on 0800 464 0000
Location
Nearest Venues
753 metres*
Dyffryn Springs, hire charge, open daily
880 metres*
*Distances are calculated in a straight line from the current venue, please allow extra time/distance based on available paths or roads.