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Wedge tomb in Rannagh West

Wedge tomb
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On rough level karst and patchy grazing. The ground falls gently away to S and W and rises gently to E. A low ridge in next field to N limits the aspect. A poorly preserved wedge tomb on a low grass-covered cairn (ext. dims 6.1m NE–SW; 4.5m NW–SE; max. H 0.4m) which has been robbed out at NW. All that survives of the wedge tomb in situ is one large NE–SW orientated sidestone (L 2.8m; H at SW end 1.3m; H at NE end 0.4m; T 0.16m) supported by two small slabs (L 0.86; H 0.4m; T 0.07m and L 0.8m; H 0.1m; T 0.05m) set perpendicularly on its NW side. The lower NE end of the sidestone is broken and a fragment rests on one of the perpendicular supporting stones. Three slabs (combined length 3.36m) located c. 5m NW may be the remains of another sidestone. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 28 July 2021

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