Prehistoric sites
Neolithic
Carreg Samson - a splendid example of a Neolithic (new stone age) burial chamber.
The Neolithic heralded the earliest farmers in Wales. The tomb enjoys a stunning coastal position and commands views of the Preseli's and ancient volcanic outcrops on Strumble Head.
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Parc le Breos Cwm Burial Chamber - This site is set in a small hollow surrounded by earlier Palaeolithic (Old Stone Age) cave locales and later industrial evidence.
The tomb itself is a reconstruction of a Cotswold-Severn typology, and is dated to the Neolithic. This type of monument is of a very definite shape and construction and many other monuments of this style are found in south Wales and central England.
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Pentre Ifan - This site is a flagship Neolithic burial monument. This famous burial monument is located inland and has a limited view towards the sea and Nevern valley.
Carn Ingli (a very early, rocky, Hillfort) towers above the monument adding to the splendour of the site.
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Llanwnda Burial Chamber - The village of Llanwnda houses two sites of commemorative archaeology. The earliest being a Neolithic earthfast tomb on the Carn Wnda outcrop from which the capstone was reputedly hewn form the outcrop.
Later commemorative stones can be found at the Church of St Gwyndaf in the centre of the little village. The church walls are home to several very fine early Christian inscribed stones.
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Bronze Age
Garn Fawr - a multiphase promontory fort on Strumble head; This fort may be either a defensive structure or a fortified domestic enclosure. Although received wisdom states that this is an Iron Age structure we explore the possibility that it has earlier origins.
The site may have been occupied during the early medieval period, and is surrounded by ancient enclosures and field systems. The fort commands magnificent yet strategic views of the cliffs below, the sea, and a sweeping panorama of Inland Pembrokeshire.
On a clear day the Wicklow Mountains of Ireland and those of Snowdonia can be seen.
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