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Dolmen

Wedge tomb

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Dolmen is a wedge tomb in County Mayo, Ireland. The angle and weight of the stones suggest the dead still occupy the land, while the living must learn not to disturb them.
See linked document with details from Ruaidhrí de Valera and Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume II. County Mayo. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1964) Date of upload: 6 January 2012
Portal dolmen; likely dates to the Neolithic period. Its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of megalithic funerary practices in western Ireland.

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