Name of monument
Carreg Coetan
Also known as
Coetan Arthur, Arthur’s Quoit
Type of site
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LR Grid Reference
OS Map Number
LR 145
Nearest Village
Nearest Town
Property Type
Access
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Other information
Legends / stories attached to this monument. Inscriptions. See who has provided other information.
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Heading toward Fishguard along the A487, you will enter the small village of Newport, you need to take the first right turn down toward the beach. As you drop down the hill there is a small group of houses on your left, with a private road sign clearly visible.
You must park along the main road as the sign indicates the road on your left is for residents access only and not for access to the monument. The monument itself is nestled between two houses in the far right hand corner as you approach, access to the site is granted through a small gate. Carreg Coetan consists of four uprights supporting a huge sloping capstone.
Excavations of the site revealed cremated bone and large traces of pottery, also during excavation charcoal taken from beneath an upright was carbon dated to around 2700 BC. Legend has it the stones that form Carreg Coetan were thrown from the summit of nearby Carningli.
As with so many sites it's well worth a visit, although its suburban surroundings have taken away some of the ambience of the site, its still a very special and significant place.
