4078 x 2718 px | 34,5 x 23 cm | 13,6 x 9,1 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
15 gennaio 2012
Ubicazione:
Near Nevern Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
Altre informazioni:
Pentre Ifan is the name of an ancient manor in the civil parish of Nevern, in North Pembrokeshire, West Wales. It contains the largest and best preserved neolithic dolmen in Wales. The dolmen dates from approximately 3, 500 B.C. and, possibly, was used as a communal burial. The existing stones form the portal and main chamber of the tomb, which would originally have been covered with a large stone mound about 36.6 m long and 17 m wide. Some of the stones have been scattered, but at least seven are in their original position. The capstone is 5.1 m in length, and is estimated to weigh 16 tonnes, and rises 2.4 m above the ground. It is delicately supported by the narrow tips of three uprights.
