Rhiw Burial Chambers

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Rhiw Burial Chambers is one of 16 chambered tombs the Albion Guide maps in Gwynedd. It sits inside Llŷn National Landscape. The closest station is Pwllheli, 15 km to the north-east. Other chambered tombs nearby include Cefnamwlch Burial Chamber and Cilan-Uchaf Burial Chamber.

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