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...for Gwernvale is c3900BC, and not 4,400BC.

Breconshire only has court tombs, we have no portals, dolmens, etc.

They are all (pretty much) in one location: The Black Mountains in various river valleys, many intervisible. On both sides of the England/Wales border.

One, Ty Illtyd (Illtyd's House) stands alone 4 or so miles west of The Black Mountains group, and that's yer lot, with a "possible" other 6 or so miles to the NW of it.

Most are, with variation lateral, with a couple of terminal, but no transepted (ie. West Kennett), think more of Belas Knap with the blind false entrance and tombs arranged in pairs along the side, sometimes with a larger main central chamber.

Ty Isaf (Low House?) is interesting in that its forecourt horns were added after it was already in use as a tomb.

...otherwises yer standard horned blind lateral with a cairn of stones. Clyro and the English ones are/were chambered long barrows instead of chambered long cairns.

Royal Commission For Ancient and Historical Monuments in Wales always refers to them as "Irish stylee Court Tombs".

Briefly what is the difference between a chambered long cairn and a chambered long barrow ? Is it just the covering material ?

I was quite rude to the man in Dublin - an academic - who would be interested in Fourwind's find. 'Think snooker ace surname and put doctor in front'. He'll have a phone number at the uni in the book, no doubt.