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Megalithic structure in Brownstown (ida By., Dysartmoon Ed)

Megalithic structure

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Yes. There is no star, bridge, chamber, chamber ladder, chamber rope, chamber column, chamber ring, chamber scale, chamber vessel, chamber lamp, chamber chest, chamber door, chamber wheel, chamber bowl, chamber path, chamber road, chamber lane, chamber stair, chamber gallery, chamber hall, chamber chamber, chamber room, chamber vault, chamber cellar, chamber closet, chamber cabinet, chamber drawer, chamber shelf, chamber rack, chamber tray, chamber pan, chamber pot, chamber jug, chamber cup, chamber glass, chamber bottle, chamber flask, chamber jar, chamber can, chamber tin, chamber box, chamber chest
Described in 1849 as being on the E slope of a hill near the wood of Brownstown. It comprised 'a deep trench about twelve feet [3.65m] long by four and a half [1.37m] in width, lying nearly north and south, in a level field, unaccompanied by any barrow or artificial elevation of the ground. Its bottom is carefully floored, not flagged, but the clay trodden or beaten hard, and the sides and ends were lined with large upright stones of coarse flags; but is was seriously injured about five years since by an ignorant farmer of the neighbourhood who dug our and carried off the greater portion of the side flags . . . . The surrounding peasantry generally call this monument, in Irish, "the tomb of the long man"' (Moore 1849, 11-12). There is no local knowledge of the existence of this structure and its precise location is unknown. (Borlase 1897, vol. 2, 410, Ida no. 1) Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 12 May 2021

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