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Wedge tomb in Sheshymore

Wedge tomb
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In a shallow E-W hollow on a karst limestone plateau with thin grass cover. Identified by Tom Coffey c. 1996 (SMR file). This wedge tomb (2.7m NNE-SSW; 1.9m WNW-ESE; max. H 0.55m) is defined by two parallel lines of limestone slabs (T 0.05-0.2m) set upright on their long edges, 1.5-1.6m apart and oriented NNE-SSE. The W side comprises a single slab (L 2.7m; H 0.4m), while the E side is made up of two slabs (N slab L 1.5m; H 0.1m; S slab L 1.4m; H 0.55m). The slabs are 1.6m apart at S and 1.7m apart at N. This widening toward the N is unusual among wedge tombs, as is the monument’s orientation. There may be a small endstone in place at the S. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Conn Herriott Date of upload: 21 June 2022

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