Passage tomb in Ballinascorney Upper — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

No visible chamber or passage remains at the first Ballinascorney Upper site, though the mound and its setting still mark the tomb. The second site preserves a narrow stone chamber and part of the entrance passage, giving the area a rare complete form. Together they show both what time has taken and what the stones still hold.

Situated on the W downslope of Seahan Mountain summit, on which stands a passage tomb (DU024:047----). A passage tomb comprises of a circular mound of gravel and stone (diam.8m; H 0.55m). This encloses a disturbed stone structure which has been interpreted as a possible cruciform chamber with a passage aligned NNW-SSE (Redmond and Mac Aonghusa 1994, 38). There is a block of quartz in front of a possible entrance (Herity 1974, 209, 256). Compiled by: Geraldine Stout and Padraig Clancy Revised upload on: 7 July 2018

Passage tomb, dating to the Neolithic period (c. 3500–2500 BCE). It is significant as part of a broader network of megalithic tombs in the region, reflecting early communal burial practices and ritual landscape use.

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