Entrance grave

Entrance grave is a type of Neolithic and early Bronze Age chamber tomb found primarily in Great Britain.

Entrance graves have been discovered in the Isles of Scilly, west Cornwall, southeast Ireland, southwest Scotland, Brittany and the Channel Islands.

Besides being used for interments, it has been suggested that entrance graves could have been used for ritualistic and cultural purposes, or to mark land boundaries between different family groups.

The mound encompassed a rectangular, roofed burial chamber lined with stone, either large slabs or rubble masonry.

Along with other types of megalithic chambered tombs, entrance graves are found in western Cornwall, the Isles of Scilly, southeast Ireland, southwest Scotland, the Channel Islands and Brittany.