Tiredigan Court Tomb

Located on rock outcrop towards the bottom of the SE-facing slope of the spine of a NW-SE drumlin ridge. It is marked only on the 1907 edition of the OS 6-inch map where it is described in gothic lettering as ‘Cairnbaine Giant’s Grave’. This is probably a dual court-tomb incorporated into a trapezoidal cairn aligned ENE-WSW (L 36m; max. Wth 19m at E). The E tomb has the remains of a three-quarter court (L 6.5m; Wth 5.5m) with two façade stones to the N of the gallery. Two entry jambs surmounted by a lintel give access to a chamber (L 4m; Wth 1.7m). Beyond this, two segmenting jambs indicate a continuation of the gallery. At the opposite end of the cairn is a chamber (L 2.3m; Wth 1.2m) with double jambs open to the W. (de Valera 1960, 123).