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Bachwen Dolmen

Padarn Tuff

  • Sedimentary
  • Tuff
  • Cambrian

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Location of Geological Feature
The burial chamber is constructed from slabs of grey, glassy welded tuff.
Rock Type
Tuff
Geological Age
Cambrian
Quarry Location
Clynnog-Fawr, Gwynedd, North Wales
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Bangor
Address
Clynnog Fawr LL54 5NN
Date of build
Neolithic
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Stone identified by Ruth Siddall
Bachwen Dolmen — Padarn Tuff
Padarn Tuff at Bachwen Dolmen
Padarn Tuff at Bachwen Dolmen (detail 2)
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

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