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Dolmen in Ballindud

Portal tomb

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Situated in rough pasture, on a gentle W-facing slope. A subcircular roofstone (dims. 4.3m x 3.8m; max. T 1m) is supported on one stone and facing SW. It is depicted in Ryland (1824, 299-300) as supported on a second portal-stone with a tall backstone. (Atkins 1896, 71; Borlase 1897, vol. 1, 62-3; Ó Nualláin 1983,…

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Situated in rough pasture, on a gentle W-facing slope. A subcircular roofstone (dims. 4.3m x 3.8m; max. T 1m) is supported on one stone and facing SW. It is depicted in Ryland (1824, 299-300) as supported on a second portal-stone with a tall backstone. (Atkins 1896, 71; Borlase 1897, vol. 1, 62-3; Ó Nualláin 1983, 103) Atkins, R. (1896) The rude stone monuments of our own and other lands. WAJ. Vol. 2, 131-61. Borlase, W. C. (1897) The dolmens of Ireland. 3 vols. Chapman and Hall, London. Ó Nualláin, S. (1983) Irish portal tombs: topography, siting and distribution. JRSAI 113, 102-03. Ryland, Rev. R. H. (1824) The History, topography and antiquities of the county and city of Waterford. John Murray. London.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WA017-016

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