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At a glance
- TypeMegalithic tomb - wedge tomb
- Recorded sizeL 2.5m; W 1.5m at SW narrowing to 1.2m at NE
- StatusNational Monument
What to look for
- Capstone
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
Can you visit?
- No source says it is open to the public.Most monuments in Ireland stand on private farmland.
- Ask the landowner before crossing fields, close gates, leave the stones as you find them.Visiting responsibly
History and description
In pastureland with outcropping rock, some 500m to the S of Kinvarra Bay. The tomb consists of a simple wedge-shaped chamber (L 2.5m; Wth 1.5m at SW narrowing to 1.2m at NE) formed of three uprights and open to the SW. It is covered by a single roofstone on top of which is piled a stack of field stones.
Full archaeological record 122 words
In pastureland with outcropping rock, some 500m to the S of Kinvarra Bay. The tomb consists of a simple wedge-shaped chamber (L 2.5m; Wth 1.5m at SW narrowing to 1.2m at NE) formed of three uprights and open to the SW. It is covered by a single roofstone on top of which is piled a stack of field stones. The chamber decreases in height from SW to NE and is surrounded by a low mound. (de Valera and Ó Nualláin 1972, 24-5; Korff and O'Connell, 1985)
See linked document with details from Ruaidhrí de Valera and Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume III. Counties Galway, Roscommon, Leitrim, Longford, Westmeath, Laoighis, Offaly, Kildare, Cavan. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1972).
References
- The monument was taken into Ownership under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 - National Monument 527.
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG · Updated 19 August 2019. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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