St Lythans Burial Chamber

The dancing stones are resting.Unlike the nearby Tinkinswood, most of this burial chamber has been lost to time. The remaining three uprights and capstone form a shelter mostly for livestock, but occasionally for others risking the legendary madness of seeing some stones moving as if dancing.If you make it here, it's a quiet spot with good pastoral views.

What a great chamber and lucky to have cows keep me company

How often to you get to see two burial chambers in the space of 2 miles. This has been lost in time unlike the well maintained Tinkinswood. None the less it’s still as beautiful with the ancient rocks forming perfectly. I love to wonder and imagine how they got here. Great views all over the vale of Glamorgan from this spot too.

Beautiful dolmen burial chamber - easy to find. It's in a field sometimes occupied by cows, so exercise some caution.Not a busy site - you are likely to be the only person there.

Ancient burial chamber now standing alone in the beautiful countryside. The chamber is only 50 yards from the road so nice and easy to visit. There isn't a car park but there is room for a few cars to pull in on the lane. The site is well maintained by Cadw and there is an information board.

The more modest of the two burial chambers in the vicinity, St. Lythan’s is still very much worth a visit, and forms a worthy spot on the Haunted Fields wall. Set in a farmer’s field of cows, a rock to the side of the chamber proved a good place to get my flask out and take it in. Parking space for a couple of cars nearby.

It's just 4 stones in a field, but that's what it's supposed to be.Seems a legit site and not 'restored' by a farmer with his JCB. Nice to see some offerings, there is still some respect for our history.There is only room for 2 cars, so if you are 1st please leave room for the 2nd.

We visited on a warm and sunny day and enjoyed our short visit to St Lythans Burial Chamber.The neolithic burial chamber is some 6000 years old and stands in the middle of an agricultural field a short walk from the nearby road. The surface structure is smaller than the nearby burial chamber at Tinkinswood but still very interesting to visit.The burial chamber is free to visit with free parking near the site entrance in a layby on the road. The layby is fairly small and only offers space for around two cars. The entrance to the field housing the burial chamber is marked by a signed and is accessed up a couple of steps and through a kissing gate. There is an information sign next to the gate providing further information about the history of the site. After going through the gate, you will see the burial chamber a short distance away at the top of the hill. The path across the grass can be uneven in places and I imagine it could also be quite muddy and slippery in rainy conditions.Other reviewers mention the field is sometimes home to farm animals but there were none present during our visit on the second weekend of September.

Beautiful prehistoric site just off the road. Easy access if able to walk a short distance. No facilities at this site